The Effects of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction on Gait and Disability

Kutahya Health Sciences University61 enrolled

Overview

It has been reported that gait coordination changes in patients with chronic low back pain, walking slower, taking shorter steps and having asymmetrical stride lengths compared to their healthy peers. In addition to many factor cause gait dysfunction, sacroiliac joint dysfunction might be one of reason of these problems. A study examining the effects of sacroiliac joint dysfunction on gait and disability in individuals with chronic low back pain has not been found in the literature. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the gait parameters and disability of individuals with chronic low back pain and to reveal their relationship with sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Low-back Pain Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Gait, Unsteady Disability Physical

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Volunteered to participate in the study. * Patients with 18-65 years * Low back pain for at least 3 months, * Reported pain severity of 2 or greater according to the numeric pain rating scale Exclusion Criteria: * Previous spine or lower extremity surgery * Pregnancy * Severe hypermobility syndromes * Severe osteoporosis * Spondyloarthropathies * Spondylolisthesis * Systemic inflammatory diseases * Any neurological disorder that affects balance and gait

Locations (1)

Kutahya Health Sciences University Evliya Celebi Hospital Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department

Kütahya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gate speed of time-distance gait parameters

Gate speed will be evaluated using with gait platform. The software gives the outcome as km/h.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Step length of time-distance gait parameters

Step lengt will be evaluated using with gait platform. The software gives the outcome as cm and calcules for each lower extremity.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Stride length of time-distance gait parameters

Stride length will be evaluated using with gait platform.The software gives the outcome as cm.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Step time of time-distance gait parameters

Step time will be evaluated using with gait platform.The software gives the outcome as sec and calcules for each lower extremity.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Stride time of time-distance gait parameters

Stride time will be evaluated using with gait platform.The software gives the outcome as sec and calcules for each lower extremity.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Cadance of time-distance gait parameters

Cadance time will be evaluated using with gait platform.The software gives the outcome as steps/min.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Center of Pressure path length of balance parameters

Center of Pressure path length will be evaluated using with gait platform. The software gives the outcome as mm.

Time frame: 2 minutes

Ellipse area of balance parameters

Ellipse area will be evaluated using with gait platform. The software gives the outcome as mm2.

Time frame: 1 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Oswestry Disability Index

The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is an index derived from the Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire used by clinicians and researchers to quantify disability for low back pain. The self-completed questionnaire contains ten questions. Each question is scored on a scale of 0-5. The scores for all questions answered are summed, then multiplied by two to obtain the index (range 0 to 100). Zero is equated with no disability and 100 is the maximum disability possible.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Numeric Pain Rating Scale

The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) that is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity in adults. The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable".

Time frame: 1 minutes