Biomechanical Properties of the Lumbar Paravertebral Muscles

The anaesthetic types of choice for cesarean delivery are neuraxial and general anaesthesia. Neuraxial anesthesia is the gold standard anaesthesia for CD; it includes spinal and epidural anaesthesia. For spinal anaesthesia, local anesthetics are injected into the spinal canal, while for epidural anaesthesia, they are injected into the epidural space. Despite the superiority of neuraxial anaesthesia for cesarean delivery, general anesthesia is still performed to some extent especially when neuraxial anaesthesia is failed or inconsistent. General anesthesia involves a transient state of unconsciousness through the administration of inhaled anesthetic gases combined with intravenous drugs. LBP patients showed changes in their neuromuscular activity, reduction in the lumbar muscle flexibility, and alteration of the biomechanical properties of the lumbar muscles.