September 2006

Logan College conducts pilot study

Initial findings for recent clinical pilot studies by Logan College of Chiropractic show that the latest rehabilitative technology is very effective in improving muscular endurance and spinal stability.

A recent study by Takala demonstrated the correlation between chronic low back problems and poor functional performance, such as postural control and limited endurance levels. Logan College of Chiropractic’s studies took it a step farther, examining how targeted, reactive neuromuscular training of the deep spinal muscles, called the “intrinsic stabilizers,” improves deep stabilizer function, endurance, flexibility, and functional performance which may help prevent low back pain.

Led by Rodger Tepe, DC, dean of research and development, and a team of researchers at Logan College of Chiropractic, the study involved a group of 29 participants aged 18 to 45 who were of good health and able to perform light, sustained physical activity.

Each participant was given the standardized “McGill’s Side Bridge endurance test” to determine initial levels of muscular endurance; then, they were given reactive neuromuscular training three times a week for three weeks. The three week study yielded a statistically significant increase in muscular endurance times in muscles on right and left sides, leading researchers to conclude that SpineForce by LPG One strengthens and facilitates the functional performance of the supportive intrinsic spinal muscles.

Logan is optimistic about SpineForce’s prospects because it may provide chiropractors with a precise, quantifiable, technologically advanced rehabilitation tool to help prevent and treat low back pain.

Source: LPG One, www.lpgone.com

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