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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Durmus, Bekira | Sahin, Nilayb | Baysal, Ozlema | Ersoy, Yuksela | Baysal, Tamerc | Koca, Tuba Tulaya | Altay, Zuhala
Affiliations: [a] Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey | [b] Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey | [c] Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
Note: [] Corresponding author: Nilay Sahin, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram/Konya, 42001, Turkey. Tel.: +90 5552332535; E-mail: nilaysahin@gmail.com
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Objective measurement of trunk muscles strength in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) may provide clinical information that can be used to evaluate functional disability. OBJECTIVE: To compare the isokinetic strength of trunk muscles in AS patients with healthy subjects. METHODS: Thirty-four patients with AS and thirty-one healthy subjects were enrolled. Patients with spinal ankylosis and bridged syndesmophytes in the lumbar and dorsal vertebrae were excluded. Trunk flexor and extensor strength was measured at: 60 and 90°/sec. RESULTS: When compared with the control group, AS patients demonstrated 38% and 24% decrease in the extensor and flexor strength, respectively (p< 0.05). In addition, the flexor/extensor strength ratio was 1.0 and 0.8 in the patients and control subjects, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In view of the relatively selective extensor weakness we recommend assessment of trunk muscle strength in these patients for guiding clinicians regarding possible reconditioning exercises in the early period of AS.
Keywords: Trunk muscle strength, isokinetic, ankylosing spondylitis
DOI: 10.3233/IES-130500
Journal: Isokinetics and Exercise Science, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 293-299, 2013
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