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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 96-B, Issue SUPP_4 | Pages 16 - 16
1 Feb 2014
Juroskova V Fulford J Barker AR Meakin JR
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Purpose of the study

To assess the ability of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to detect changes in spinal muscle metabolism after a 4-week exercise intervention.

Background

Spinal muscle atrophy is associated with back pain and exercise interventions have been shown to reduce pain and improve function. It is not always clear, however, whether improvements are due to enhanced muscle performance or occur for other reasons (e.g. psychological, neurological). MRS can be used to measure muscle metabolism and could therefore be useful for assessing the mechanisms by which exercise improves function in back pain patients.