Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with a high fat content in the erector spinae: a 1.5 tesla magnetic resonance imaging study

Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with a high fat content in the erector spinae: a 1.5 tesla magnetic resonance imaging study

Abstract Background Intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) is a feature of degenerative muscle composition and is a common feature in populations with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Avoidance behavior is a possible cause of morphological muscle composition due to disuse of the paraspinal muscles. Theref...

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Main Authors: Eddo Wesselink, Edwin de Raaij, Philip Pevenage, Nick van der Kaay, Jan Pool
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Chiropractic & Manual Therapies
Subjects:
Adipose tissue
Chronic low back pain
Avoidance behavior
MRI
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12998-019-0234-2

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