%0 Journal Article
%T Muscle Strength, Lumbar Curve, Fear of Movement and Functional Disability among Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Review
%A G. M. Jakaria
%A Chua Siew Kuan
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 28-51
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2024.121004
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) refers to the rupture of the fibrous annulus
of the intervertebral discs. Lumbar curvature may lead to the occurrence of
lumbar disc degeneration. Fear of movement may worsen their disc herniation and
cause further pain and injury. LDH condition</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> impact the
individualsĄŻ quality of life</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to explore
the relationship between lumbar curve, muscle strength, fear of movement and
functional disability among patients with LDH. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">An electronic
search was conducted on PubMed, Medline, Science Direct, Springerlink, Google
Scholar and </span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">a </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">hand search from reference lists w</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">as</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> reviewed. Publications </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">were </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">included </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">human studies, patients 25 - 85 years of age, original studies and</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">
%K Lumbar Disc Herniation
%K Fear of Movement
%K Functional Disability
%K Vertical Angle of Spinal Curvature
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131105