Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics

Schelldorfer, Sarah; Ernst, Markus; Rast, Fabian; Bauer, Christoph; Meichtry, André; Kool, Jan

doi:10.21256/zhaw-2719

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics
Authors:	Schelldorfer, Sarah Ernst, Markus Rast, Fabian Bauer, Christoph Meichtry, André Kool, Jan
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-2719 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.09.004
Published in:	Gait & Posture
Volume(Issue):	41
Issue:	1
Page(s):	112
Pages to:	118
Issue Date:	Jan-2015
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0966-6362 1879-2219
Language:	English
Subjects:	Frontal plane; Non-specific low back pain; Postural control; Sagittal plane; Spinal kinematics; Accelerometry; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biomechanical Phenomena; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Low Back Pain; Lumbar Vertebrae; Male; Middle Aged; Postural Balance; Pressure; Task Performance and Analysis; Thoracic Vertebrae; Young Adult
Subject (DDC):	610: Medicine and health 617.5: Orthopaedic surgery
Abstract:	Association of low back pain and standing postural control (PC) deficits are reported inconsistently. Demands on PC adaptation strategies are increased by restraining the input of visual or somatosensory senses. The objectives of the current study are, to investigate whether PC adaptations of the spine, hip and the centre of pressure (COP) differ between patients reporting non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) and asymptomatic controls. The PC adaption strategies of the thoracic and lumbar spine, the hip and the COP were measured in fifty-seven NSLBP patients and 22 asymptomatic controls. We tested three "feet together" conditions with increasing demands on PC strategies, using inertial measurement units (IMUs) on the spine and a Wii balance board for centre of pressure (COP) parameters. The differences between NSLBP patients and controls were most apparent when the participants were blindfolded, but remaining on a firm surface. While NSLBP patients had larger thoracic and lumbar spine mean absolute deviations of position (MADpos) in the frontal plane, the same parameters decreased in control subjects (relative change (RC): 0.23, 95% confidence interval: 0.03 to 0.45 and 0.03 to 0.48). The Mean absolute deviation of velocity (MADvel) of the thoracic spine in the frontal plane showed a similar and significant effect (RC: 0.12 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.25). Gender, age and pain during the measurements affected some parameters significantly. PC adaptions differ between NSLBP patients and asymptomatic controls. The differences are most apparent for the thoracic and lumbar parameters of MADpos, in the frontal plane and while the visual condition was removed.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8960
Fulltext version:	Submitted version
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	„Valedo Movement Lab“: Das portable Bewegungslabor misst Bewegungs-Qualität bei unteren Rückenschmerzen
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Schelldorfer, S., Ernst, M., Rast, F., Bauer, C., Meichtry, A., & Kool, J. (2015). Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics. Gait & Posture, 41(1), 112–118. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2719

Schelldorfer, S. et al. (2015) ‘Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics’, Gait & Posture, 41(1), pp. 112–118. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2719.

S. Schelldorfer, M. Ernst, F. Rast, C. Bauer, A. Meichtry, and J. Kool, “Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics,” Gait & Posture, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 112–118, Jan. 2015, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-2719.

SCHELLDORFER, Sarah, Markus ERNST, Fabian RAST, Christoph BAUER, André MEICHTRY und Jan KOOL, 2015. Low back pain and postural control, effects of task difficulty on centre of pressure and spinal kinematics. Gait & Posture. Januar 2015. Bd. 41, Nr. 1, S. 112–118. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-2719

Schelldorfer, Sarah, Markus Ernst, Fabian Rast, Christoph Bauer, André Meichtry, and Jan Kool. 2015. “Low Back Pain and Postural Control, Effects of Task Difficulty on Centre of Pressure and Spinal Kinematics.” Gait & Posture 41 (1): 112–18. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2719.

Schelldorfer, Sarah, et al. “Low Back Pain and Postural Control, Effects of Task Difficulty on Centre of Pressure and Spinal Kinematics.” Gait & Posture, vol. 41, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 112–18, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2719.