Abstract:Objective: To analyze the correlation between cortisol, creatine kinase (CK),estradiol, pain perception, low back functional disability, and abdominal and lumbar muscle strength in postmenopausal women with low back pain.Methods:The sample consisted of eleven postmenopausal women (age: 55.09 ± 6.7 years; range between 44 and 66 years old; body mass: 63.07 ± 9.78 kg; height: 1.55 ± 0.07 m; BMI: 26.01 ± 2.67 kg/m 2) with pain and functional lumbar incapacity.Blood collection for analysis of the basal serum level… Show more
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