Clinical Study

Flexion Relaxation Ratio Not Responsive to Acutely Induced Low Back Pain from a Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Protocol

Table 1

Clinical Measures by pain group (mean (SD)).

Pain groupTime Pain score
(100 mm VAS)
Trunk flexion
(degrees)*
FRR
(ratio)
Straight leg raise
(degrees)

Baseline0104.52 (12.93)22.75 (30.84)97.69 (11.68)
Pain ( )24 hours23.19 (14.06)101.67 (11.45)15.75 (21.42)86.14 (13.83)
48 hours27.0 (17.10)95.38 (22.81)8.44 (6.96)76.54 (28.4)

Baseline0113.76 (13.77)13.00 (10.77)103.73 (14.74)
Minimal pain ( )24 hours5.48 (5.43)109.76 (13.19)12.90 (15.93)88.95 (13.10)
48 hours5.14 (5.60)110.14 (14.18)14.74 (21.79)89.69 (12.32)

Mean difference between pain groups is significant at the 0.05 level.