Document Type : Original Articles
Authors
- Rezvan Ghomash Baf Zadeh 1
- tayebeh roghani 2
- Mostafa Raisi 3
- Ibrahim Abdollahpour 4
- Fateme Bokaee 5
- Najimeh Tarkesh Isfahani 6
- Seyed Mohsen Mirbod 5
- Motahar Heidari-beni 7
- Peyman Adibi 3
1 department of physical therapy, school of rehabilitation sciences, isfahan university of medical sciences, isfahan, iran
2 Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences,
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Research Institute for Primary Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
5 Department of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
6 Research Advisory Center, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
7 Research Institute for Primary Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background: Functional abdominal bloating is a subjective sensation of increased abdominal pressure. Although it is appear the musculoskeletal factors may be related to Functional abdominal bloating, but this association has not been investigated. The aim of the present study is to compare trunk-related musculoskeletal factors (spinal alignment and the abdominal muscle function) in females with and without Functional abdominal bloating.
Methods: This is a protocol study of a case-control study that will be conducted in females with (n=45) and without Functional abdominal bloating (n=45), aged 18-60 years. A designed load cell setup and a flexicurve ruler will be used for the measurements of static abdominal muscle force, endurance and thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis respectively. Also, the skeletal muscle mass will be measured using, body composition analysis. According to data distribution, an Independent t-test or Mann-Whitney test will be used to determine differences in variables between two groups. A multiple logistic regression will be used to investigate the adjusted associations of the trunk-related musculoskeletal variables and Functional abdominal bloating.
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