Lumbar Kinematics in People With the Low Back Pain

Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Extrusion of Migrated Disc; Hernia; Lumbar Disc Herniation; Protrusion

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: G-Walk

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04417855

G-Sensor

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effect of lumbar disc herniation on kinematics in the lumbopelvic region during daily living activities.

Full description

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the causes of low back pain and contributes to increasing the socio-economic problem. Depending on the reason for the dysfunction, various classifications describing the level of advancement are used. The literature on the subject commonly uses the division into protrusion and extrusion of the intervertebral disc, as approved by the American Society of Neuroradiology.

The lumbopelvic kinematics, including gait and daily living activities, can be affected by the LDH: protrusion or extrusion. This pathology may be different due to the direction of disc migration: centre, left, right or all mentioned. Therefore, we believe that from the different direction of the disc migration the different symptoms can be observed.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• disc disease located in the lumbar region of the spine confirmed in the MRI
• subacute stage of the disease
• age 18-35 years

Exclusion criteria

• advanced degenerative-deformation changes of the spine
• previous fracture of the spine
• neurologic deficits in lower limbs or pelvis
• spondylolisthesis
• transitional vertebra
• rheumatic diseases

Trial design

30 participants in 2 patient groups

LDH

Description:

Group of symptomatic individuals with LDH confirmed in MRI.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: G-Walk

Control

Description:

Group of asymptomatic individuals with no LDH.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: G-Walk