Lumbar Segmental Instability Flashcards
Koppenhaver 2011: Study
TrA, IO, and LM muscles thickness assessed @ L4-5/L5-S1 using US imaging of muscles at rest and during submaximal contraction on day 1, 3, 4, and 1 week
Koppenhaver 2011: Results
contracted TrA and IO mm thickness decreased immediately after 1 SMT but were not significantly diff. from baseline after 3-4 days or @ 1 week
Conversely, LM mm thickness sig. increased @ 3 to 4 days immediately after 2 SMTs, but no diff. found after 1 SMT or at 1 week follow up
Koppenhaver 2011: results continued
changes in both TrA and IO thickness following SMT were transient/unrelated to whether pts experienced improved disability or not.
Only statistically sig. interaction occurred from baseline to 3-4 days immediately after 2 SMT in the LM @ L5-S1
Koppenhaver 2011: Conclusion
the change in contracted LM thickness @ 1 week only explained 7% of the variance in ODI scores.
Hancock 2007: SR of tests to identify disc, SIJ, or Facet joint as source of LBP
aim to determine diagnostic accuracy of tests available to clinicians to identify disc, ZJ, or SIJ as the source of LBP
+LR >2 or -LR <0.5 considered informative
Hancock 2007: studies included
41 total studies: 28 for disc, 8 for facet joint, 7 for SIJ
Hancock 2007: Background
The prevalence of these structures as source of LBP:
- Disc 39%
- Facet Joint 15%
- SIJ 13%
Hancock 2007: Appropriate Reference Test
Discography for discogenic pain (min 2 levels tested)
Intra-Articular Local Anesthetic Block for SIJ pain
Intra-Articular or medial branch blocks for Facet
Hancock 2007: discogenic results
3 features on MRI:
- High intensity zone
- Endplate Changes
- Disc Degeneration
Produced an informative +LR>2 in the majority of studies increasing probability of the disc as source of LBP
Centralization only clinical feature found to increase the likelihood as disc source of pain +LR 2.8
Hancock 2007: Results 2
absence of disc degeneration on mRI was only test found to reduce likelihood of the discs as source of pain -LR = .21
-5x more likely to NOT have a disc as source of LBP
Hancock FJ results 2007
none of individual tests that make up Revel’s criteria for facet joint pain were found to have informative +LRs
Hancock 2007: SIJ results
while using single PP SIJ tests were uninformative, when used in multi-test regimen was informative with +LR of 3.2 and -LR of .29
Lim 2011: Purpose
to compare pain and disability in individuals with persistent NS-LBP who were treated with Pilates exercises compared to min or other interventions
Lim 2011: # of RCTs and focus
7 RCTs investigating
- specific activation strategies
- dissociation of the hips; stabilization of pelvis
- core muscle training; TrA and LM
- Most studies used 8-12 tx sessions of Pilates based ex 1-2x per week over 6-8 weeks
Lim 2011 results
- Pilates based ex were no more effective than other forms of ex to reduce pain
- Pilates ex no more effective than min interventions or other interventions to reduce disability related to CLBP
Hancock 2008: independent eval of Childs CPR - Methods
Each of 239 pts status on Childs CPR was determined using 5 criteria baseline:
- < 16 days duration of current episode
- no symptoms distal to knee
- FABQ < 19 points
- at least on hypomobile segment on pA testing
- > 35 deg of Hip IR
Hancock 2008: SMT vs Non Thrust Mobs
97% of subjects who got SMT actually got non-thrust mobs and 5% got SMT
Hancock 2008 Results
- The CPR did not identify those pts who were more likely to respond to SMT
- The CPR performed no better than chance in identifying pts with acute, non-specific LBP most likely to respond to SMT
Hancock 2008 considerations
Loss to follow up only 2%, but was 30% in Childs
Even using 5/5 items in the CPR still remained statistically non-significant for all outcomes
Cleland 2009: validation of CPR using lat recumbent manip and supine lumbopelvic manip
Mean duration of symptoms = 50 days
Cleland 2009: Methods
- 2 sessions of HVT supine
- 2 sessions of HVT in side-lying
- 2 sessions of non thrust central PAs to L4 and L5
Thus did 240 central PAs to L4 and 240 central PAs to L5
- compared total of 480 non thrust mobs to a single HVLAT
Cleland 2009 exercises included in study
- all groups performed pelvic tilts (1x10 in clinic) and 3 x 10 @ home daily
- then all 3 groups received 3 sessions of exercises including:
- TrA hallowing
- Quadruped arm and leg extensions
- side support exercises
Cleland 2009 Results
- at 6 months 91.9%, 89.5%, 67.6% (p=.009)
- the study did not include a control group, therefore not able to determine is use of thrust on patients who are positive on the CPR would produce superior outcomes when compared to no tx at all.
Hayes 1989: Dx of LSI
found that 42% of asymptomatic subjects had at least 1 segment exceeding the instability thresholds on flexion/extension radiographs of lumbar spine
Dilitto et al 1995: believe the following for confirmatory data for LSI
- frequent recurrences of LBP participated by minimal perturbations
- lateral shift deformity in prior episodes of LBP
- short term relief of manipulation
- History of trauma
- Use of oral contraceptives
- improvements of symptoms with the use of brace in previous episodes
Maitland 1986; Paris 1985: exam findings
- the presence of a step off between SPs of adjacent vertebrae
- hypermobility on PPIVM or PAIVM testing of instability
Paris 85, Nachemson 85, Ogon 1997, O’Sullivan 2000
Aberrant motions such as instability catch:
- often occurring when returning from a flexed posture
- a sudden acceleration or deceleration of movement
- BUT aberrant motions have never been related to symptoms or abnormal movements in imaging studies
hence no concurrent validity to date
Clinical Dx of LSI “convention”
pain immediately upon sitting relieved through standing
through range pain (painful arc)
inability to stand erect without assistance of hands
reversal of lumbopelvic rhythm
Small jerks that occur intersegmental and hesitations during active motion.
Magee 1997: Prone Instability Test
+ if pain present in the resting position with lumbar PA compression but no pain while legs lifted and lumbar PA compression
no validity established
Delitto 1995: posterior shear test
produce a posterior force through the pts abdomen and anterior force with opposite hand through the pelvis (in standing)
test repeated at all lumbar levels
no validity established
Objective Indicators of LSI according to Paris (1985, 2003)
instability catch hypertrophied band horizontally step off on standing, disappears on lying shaking (juddering) on forward bending imbalance on single leg standing grade 5 or 6 on PPIVM
Spine Instability (2 categories)
- Radiologic: appreciable instability which reflects marked disruption of the passive osseous ligamentous constraints
Clinical Instability: more subtle and challenging to dx and involves neuromuscular system with inconsistent findings
Fusion if (Sonntag and Marciano 1995)
greater than 4 mm translation or 10 deg rotation and who have failed conservative tx
Subjective Indicators of LSI (According to Delphi Study)
Cook 2006: - 168 PTs identified as OCS or FAAOMPT
- Giving away of back giving out
- Self manipulator
- frequent bouts of or episodes of symptoms
Objective Indicators
Cook 2006:
- poor lumbopelvic control, including segmental hinging or pivoting
- juddering or shaking (poor neuromuscular control)
- decreased strength and endurance of local muscles at level of instability
Cook & Hegedus 2011: physical clinical tests for spinal dysfunction
examined Sn, SP, +/- LR of 14 stand alone clinical tests
For SCREENING: cut off Sn of 90 and -LR < .2
For DX: +LR > 5.0
No studies were found involving physical clinical tests for T spine
only the lateral glide test @C2-3 joint dysfunction was found as an effective Dx test
Cook & Hegedus 2011: 3 tests of lumbar conditions, 2 tests for screening
Diagnosis Tests:
- Centralization for discogenic pain
- Lumbar PAIVMs and PPIVMs dx for radiographic instability
- Percussion and supine sign for compression fx
Screening Tests:
- ER test yielded screening capacity for ZJ pain
-SLR demonstrated capacity for nerve root compression
Algarni 2011 SR: Passive Lumbar Extension Test
Sn: 84%
Sp: 90%
+ LR 8.8
thus PLE test may be an effective clinical test to dx structural LSI
What did Hicks 2005 say about CPR to stabilization exercises for LSI
- It is not possible to dx LSI clinically b/c of a lack of a true reference standard for confirmation
- The development of a valid method for identifying a sub-group of LSI would help clinicians determine which LBP pts are most likely to benefit from stabilization ex.