Comparison of Pelvic Kinematic Behavior during Gait in Young people with and without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Kinematic Analysis with G-WALK

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Published: Sep 10, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32457/reaf1.2605
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Dolor Lumbar, Análisis de Marcha, Fenómenos Biomecánicos, Cinemática Low Back Pain, Gait Analysis, Biomechanical Phenomena, Kinematics

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Jiménez Zúñiga, S., Otto Yañez, M., Collao Morales, M., Mena Coronado, B., Quiroga, N., & Valencia, O. (2024). Comparison of Pelvic Kinematic Behavior during Gait in Young people with and without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Kinematic Analysis with G-WALK. Revista Chilena De Rehabilitación Y Actividad Física, 4(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.32457/reaf1.2605
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Comparison of Pelvic Kinematic Behavior during Gait in Young people with and without Chronic Low Back Pain: A Kinematic Analysis with G-WALK

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Sebastián Jiménez Zúñiga
Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile.
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8128-3579
Matias Otto Yañez
Clínica Los Coihues, Santiago, Chile
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5784-275X
Maryblanca Collao Morales
Más Quiropráctica, Santiago, Chile
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1200-2684
Bastian Mena Coronado
Práctica privada, Santiago, Chile
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4893-881X
Nataly Quiroga
Práctica privada, Santiago, Chile
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2815-3138
Oscar Valencia
Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7568-4169

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare biomechanical adaptations during the gait in young people with and without Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). Thirty participants were recruited (15 people by group, with CLBP and control group). Using a G-Walk analysis system, the biomechanical variables analyzed included pelvic tilt, obliquity, and rotation, complemented with a Movement Symmetry Index during gait. The results show significant differences in the minimum right pelvic tilt (CLBP group = 16 (6) v. control group = 12 (7.1), p = 0.01) and in the ranges of right and left pelvic tilt, which were lower in the CLBP group (4.2 ± 1.1 v. 6.0 ± 1.8, p = 0.004; 4.4 ± 1.4 v. 6.0 ± 1.7, p = 0.01, respectively). Differences were also observed in the minimum right pelvic rotation and maximum left pelvic rotation (–2.8 (2.8) v. –5.2 (3.3), p = 0.011; 2.9 (2.3) v. 5.2 (3.1), p = 0.006, respectively) and in the range of right pelvic rotation (7.4 ± 2.7 v. 9.2 ± 2.7, p = 0.03). Additionally, the percentages of symmetry for pelvic obliquity and rotation were significantly lower in the CLBP group (obliquity in CLBP group: 92.7 ± 7.2% v. control group: 96.9 ± 2.3 %, p = 0.047; rotation in CLBP group: 90.9 ± 13.3 % v. control group: 97.0 ± 2.7%, p = 0.01). In conclusion, the highlights could suggest pelvic kinematics adaptations associated with CLBP.

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