Effects of dynamic lumbar motor control training on lumbar proprioception: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Dynamic lumbar motor control training (MCT) is frequently used in low back pain management; however, whether it affects lumbar proprioception remains unclear. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of dynamic lumbar MCT on lumbar proprioception and to determine the effectiveness of dynamic lumbar MCT in patients with low back pain.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Effect of Interventions for Improving Lumbar Motor Control on Low Back Pain in Sedentary Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objective: To clarify the effect of intervention with dynamic motor control exercise (DMCE) for the lumbar region on low back pain in sedentary office workers (SOWs).

Methods: The participants comprised 32 SOWs with low back pain who were randomly categorized into two groups: the DMCE group and the normal trunk exercise (NTE) group. Both groups performed each exercise for three days per week for 8 weeks.

Binding kinetics of 11C-N-methyl piperidyl benzilate (11C-NMPB) in a rhesus monkey brain using the cerebellum as a reference region.

The binding kinetics of 11C-N-methyl piperidyl benzilate (11C-NMPB) in rhesus monkey brain were studied using animal positron emission tomography (PET) (SHR2000). This study is intended to assess the validity of the method using the cerebellum as a reference region, and to evaluate the effects of anesthesia on 11C-NMPB binding. Two monkeys, anesthetized with ketamine, received intravenous 11C-NMPB alone (370-760 MBq, < 1 microg/kg) or mixed with varying doses of nonradioactive NMPB (3 microg/kg, 10 microg/kg, 30 microg/kg) and were subjected to PET scans for 60 minutes.