Journals / Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi / 2010 / Cilt: 56 - Sayı: 1

The association of presacral nodules with biomechanics of the lumbar region and lumbar discopaties in patients with low back pain

Bel ağrılı hastalarda copeman nodüllerinin lomber bölge biyomekaniği ve lomber diskopati ile ilişkisi

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18–20
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2022-11-05
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Therefore, strengthening of abdominal muscles and correction of lumbar biomechanics in patients with nodules and low back pain are important in the management of lumbar lordosis.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Copeman’s nodules, which are seen in the presacral region, and demographic features such as: age, gender, body mass index, number of pregnancies, and presence of lumbar disc lesions and biomechanics of the lumbar region.
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Key Findings & Data:Materials and Methods: This trial included 58 inpatients (49 women, 9 men; mean age SD:40.7±11.7 years, range 21-67 years) with low back pain.
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Conclusion & Impact:Therefore, strengthening of abdominal muscles and correction of lumbar biomechanics in patients with nodules and low back pain are important in the management of lumbar lordosis.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Copeman’s nodules, which are seen in the presacral region, and demographic features such as: age, gender, body mass index, number of pregnancies, and presence of lumbar disc lesions and biomechanics of the lumbar region. Materials and Methods: This trial included 58 inpatients (49 women, 9 men; mean age SD:40.7±11.7 years, range 21-67 years) with low back pain. Standing lateral roentgenograms of lumbo-sacral region, ultrasonography of soft tissues and lumbar magnetic resonance imaging were performed in all patients. Sacral angle, lumbo-sacral angle and lumbar lordotic curve were evaluated using Cobb’s method in lumbo-sacral x-rays.Results: Significant correlations between Copeman’s nodules and body mass index, presence of lumbar discopathy, degrees of lumbar lordotic curve were found. However, age, gender, number of pregnancies, sacral and lumbosacral angle did not correlate with the presence of Copeman’s nodules. Conclusion: Copeman’s nodules may represent the alterations of the biomechanics of lumbo-sacral region and lumbar disc herniation due to weakness of abdominal muscles. Therefore, strengthening of abdominal muscles and correction of lumbar biomechanics in patients with nodules and low back pain are important in the management of lumbar lordosis.

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Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, bel ağrılı hastalarda presakral bölgede rastlanan Copeman nodüllerinin yaş, cinsiyet, vücut kitle indeksi, gebelik sayısı gibi demografik bulgular, lomber diskopati varlığı ve lumbosakral bölgenin biyomekanik özellikleri ile ilişkisini araştırmaktı.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu amaçla, 21-67 yaşları arasında (ort. yaş 40,7±11,7) 58 bel ağrılı hasta (49 kadın, 9 erkek) çalışmaya alındı. Tüm hastalara ayakta lateral lumbosakral grafi, yumuşak doku ultrasonografisi ve lomber bölgenin manyetik resonans görüntülemesi yapıldı. Ayakta lateral çekilen lumbosakral grafilerde; sakral açı, lumbosakral açı ve lomber lordoz açısı Cobb metoduna göre hesaplandı. Bulgular: Copeman nodülü ile vücut kitle indeksi, lomber diskopati varlığı ve lomber lordoz açısı arasında anlamlı korelasyonlar saptandı. Ancak yaş, cinsiyet, kadınlarda gebelik sayısı, sakral açı ve lumbosakral açı ile nodül varlığı arasında bir ilişki saptanamadı. Sonuç: Copeman nodülleri, bel ağrılı hastalarda lomber bölgenin biyomekanik özelliklerinin değişmiş olabileceğini ve bir lomber disk patolojisinin olaya eşlik edebileceğini akla getirebilir. Bel ağrısı ve Copeman nodülü bulunan hastalarda karın kaslarının güçlendirilmesi ile lomber lordozun düzeltilmesi tedavide önemli olabilir.

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AYHAN, F., TUNÇBİLEK, I., ÖKEN, O., KÖYBAŞI, M., YORGANCIOĞLU, R. Z. (2022). The association of presacral nodules with biomechanics of the lumbar region and lumbar discopaties in patients with low back pain. Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, Cilt: 56 - Sayı: 1, 18–20. https://ajindex.com/articles/629369

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