Table 2 Mean muscle tone and stiffness according to pain location of each participant. Key: NPRS-numerical pain rating scale
From: Lumbar muscles biomechanical characteristics in young people with chronic spinal pain
Pain location | NPRS | Left | Right | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle tone (Hz) | Stiffness (N/m2) | Muscle tone (Hz) | Stiffness (N/m2) | ||
Left | 3 | 12.48 | 179.06 | 12.82 | 184.17 |
4 | 12.55 | 161.17 | 13.30 | 191.58 | |
3 | 14.01 | 213.89 | 14.05 | 216.33 | |
4 | 15.64 | 314.89 | 16.29 | 353.33 | |
3 | 17.12 | 389.94 | 16.63 | 387.58 | |
Right | 4 | 13.77 | 226.83 | 13.63 | 212.17 |
3 | 15.49 | 302.50 | 15.95 | 321.42 | |
6 | 15.42 | 301.83 | 15.58 | 314.42 | |
Bilateral | 4 | 16.31 | 311.28 | 16.13 | 286.75 |
3 | 17.96 | 406.72 | 18.84 | 430.92 | |
4 | 13.61 | 201.72 | 13.61 | 204.42 | |
4 | 20.67 | 497.50 | 21.19 | 515.58 | |
5 | 16.04 | 330.72 | 15.84 | 303.75 | |
3 | 19.51 | 438.17 | 18.66 | 424.75 | |
5 | 13.10 | 208.67 | 12.58 | 194.17 | |