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Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons
PURPOSE: The effects of lumbosacral and spinal orthoses on low back pain and gait are not exactly clear. We previously developed a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load to decrease such load, and confirmed its positive effects during level walking in healthy young adu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108480/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27877028 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S108033 |
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author | Katsuhira, Junji Matsudaira, Ko Oka, Hiroyuki Iijima, Shinno Ito, Akihiro Yasui, Tadashi Yozu, Arito |
author_facet | Katsuhira, Junji Matsudaira, Ko Oka, Hiroyuki Iijima, Shinno Ito, Akihiro Yasui, Tadashi Yozu, Arito |
author_sort | Katsuhira, Junji |
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description | PURPOSE: The effects of lumbosacral and spinal orthoses on low back pain and gait are not exactly clear. We previously developed a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load to decrease such load, and confirmed its positive effects during level walking in healthy young adults. Therefore, we aimed to determine the efficacy of this trunk orthosis during level walking in healthy elderly subjects. METHODS: Fifteen community-dwelling elderly subjects performed level walking at a self-selected speed without an orthosis, with our orthosis, and with a lumbosacral orthosis. Kinematic and kinetic data were recorded using a three-dimensional motion analysis system, and erector spinae activity was recorded by electromyography. RESULTS: When comparing the three conditions, our orthosis showed the following effects: it decreased the peak extension moment, increased the peak flexion moment, decreased the lateral bending angle, increased the peak thoracic extension angle, and had significantly lower erector spinae activity and significantly larger peak pelvic forward tilt angles. CONCLUSION: Our orthosis with joints providing resistive force decreased low back load and modified trunk and pelvis alignments during level walking in healthy elderly people. |
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spelling | pubmed-51084802016-11-22 Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons Katsuhira, Junji Matsudaira, Ko Oka, Hiroyuki Iijima, Shinno Ito, Akihiro Yasui, Tadashi Yozu, Arito Clin Interv Aging Original Research PURPOSE: The effects of lumbosacral and spinal orthoses on low back pain and gait are not exactly clear. We previously developed a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load to decrease such load, and confirmed its positive effects during level walking in healthy young adults. Therefore, we aimed to determine the efficacy of this trunk orthosis during level walking in healthy elderly subjects. METHODS: Fifteen community-dwelling elderly subjects performed level walking at a self-selected speed without an orthosis, with our orthosis, and with a lumbosacral orthosis. Kinematic and kinetic data were recorded using a three-dimensional motion analysis system, and erector spinae activity was recorded by electromyography. RESULTS: When comparing the three conditions, our orthosis showed the following effects: it decreased the peak extension moment, increased the peak flexion moment, decreased the lateral bending angle, increased the peak thoracic extension angle, and had significantly lower erector spinae activity and significantly larger peak pelvic forward tilt angles. CONCLUSION: Our orthosis with joints providing resistive force decreased low back load and modified trunk and pelvis alignments during level walking in healthy elderly people. Dove Medical Press 2016-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5108480/ /pubmed/27877028 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S108033 Text en © 2016 Katsuhira et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Katsuhira, Junji Matsudaira, Ko Oka, Hiroyuki Iijima, Shinno Ito, Akihiro Yasui, Tadashi Yozu, Arito Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title | Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title_full | Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title_fullStr | Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title_short | Efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
title_sort | efficacy of a trunk orthosis with joints providing resistive force on low back load during level walking in elderly persons |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108480/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27877028 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S108033 |
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