Effects of Flexible and Semirigid Lumbosacral Orthosis on Lower-Limb Joint Angles during Gait in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

Sang-Cheol Im (임상철); Kyoung Kim (김경)

Effects of Flexible and Semirigid Lumbosacral Orthosis on Lower-Limb Joint Angles during Gait in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2021, 16(4), pp.1-11
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : August 10, 2021
Accepted : October 20, 2021
Published : November 30, 2021

Sang-Cheol Im ¹, Kyoung Kim ¹

¹대구대학교

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ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: Lumbosacral orthosis (LSO) is often used to help manage low back pain because it is economical and effective. This study examined the effects of flexible and semirigid LSOs on the lower-limb joint angles in walking in patients with chronic low back pain. METHODS: The effects of the lumbosacral orthosis during gait on the sagittal, frontal, horizontal planes and the change in lower limb angle were examined in fourteen chronic low back pain patients who walked without wearing a LSO, wearing a flexible LSO, and wearing a semirigid LSO in random order for three-dimensional motion analysis. RESULTS: The flexion of the hip and knee joints decreased more significantly during walking with an LSO than without one. The genu valgum angles were reduced in the stance phase more during walking with an LSO than without one. The external rotation of the knee joints in the stance phase increased more during walking with an LSO than without one. CONCLUSION: The angles of the lower-limb joints of patients with chronic low back pain are affected by walking with an LSO, and the effects increased as the LSO stiffened.

KEYWORDS

Gait, Kinematics, Low back pain, Lumbosacral orthosis, Motion analysis

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