Brian D Haig
Exploratory Factor Analysis, Theory Generation, and Scientific Method
Multivariate behavioral research
people chronic low back pain display altered movement pattern lumbar spine moves readily available range motion relative joints logical approach treatment therefore would improve pattern functional activities 154 participants randomized receive 6 weeks motor skill training strength flexibility exercise participants motor skill training group received personspecific training modify altered movement pattern functional activities participants strength flexibility group received exercises trunk strength trunk lowerlimb flexibility baseline posttreatment 6months treatment participants performed test picking object using preferred pattern threedimensional marker coordinate data collected mixedmodel repeated measures analysis variance used examine treatment group time effects motor skill training baseline early excursion values mean confidence interval follows knee 1118041 hip 212192231 lumbar 113104123 baseline posttreatment significant improvements early excursion included knee 186154218 hip 10888128 lumbar 200140 significant changes posttreatment 6month followup strength flexibility exercise baseline early excursion values follows knee 8958119 hip 208189228 lumbar 112103122 early excursion significant changes knee hip lumbar early excursion motor skill training effective strength flexibility exercise changing maintaining change altered movement pattern functional activity test picking object