ASSESSMENT OF VERTICAL GROUND REACTION FORCE AT PROPULSION PHASE OF GAIT IN CHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy | ||
| Volume 19, Issue 1, September 2024, Pages 7-11 PDF (237.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejpt.2023.218128.1141 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Yasmeen Soliman Abdo* 1; Enas Fawzi ALanni2; Haitham Ahmad Mo'men3; Mona Mohamed Ibrahim4 | ||
| 1Department of physical therapy for musculoskeletal disorders and it's surgeries | ||
| 2orthopedic department,faculty of physical therapy,Cairo university | ||
| 3Department of basic science, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Modern University of Technology and Information, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 4Department of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders &its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) represents the top recurrent orthopaedic disorder leading to significant dysfunction and job avoidance that put a major burden on the health care system. Purpose: To examine the difference in the vertical ground reaction force (GRF) value at the propulsion phase of gait in patients with CNSLBP and healthy subjects. Methods: Nineteen patients complaining of CNSLBP and nineteen matched healthy volunteers with age (18-40y) were included in this study. The vertical GRF was assessed by the Tekscan pressure walkway system with a pressure mat to detect the vertical component of the ground reaction force at the pre-swing phase of gait. Results: no statistically significant differences were found in vertical GRF between normal and CNLBP patients groups (p = 0.598). Conclusion: The CNLBP patients didn’t have any apparent kinetic changes expressed by Vertical GRF which indicated alternative substitutions that may affect gait kinematics which need further studies to confirm. Keywords: Chronic low back pain, vertical ground reaction force, Tekscan, walkway; propulsion phase. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chronic low back pain, vertical ground reaction force, Tekscan, walkway; propulsion phase | ||
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