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KMID : 0895820090190040115
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2009 Volume.19 No. 4 p.115 ~ p.125
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Foot Pressure Analysis of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients by Foot Analyzer
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Kim Eun-Joo
Cho Yu-Jeong
Song Mi-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the foot pressure distribution correlates with the lumbo-sacral curvature, and the Oswestry Disability Index in chronic low back pain patients.
Methods: We measured the fore foot pressure and the rare foot pressure using the foot analyzer in 28 women subjects with chronic low back pain. The lumbo-sacral curvature and the Oswestry Disability Index(ODI) were also measured.
Results: 1. Subjects with higher ODI(%) had significantly lower Fore foot pressure / Rare foot pressure ratio (F/Rratio) (p<0.01). 2. Lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson angle were inversely related to ODI(%) (p<0.05,p<0.01). 3. Lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson angle were positively related to F/Rratio (allp<0.05).
Conclusions: Using the Foot Analyzer (FA-48S, Tech storm Inc.) we have shown that F/R ratio has significant correlation with the lumbo-sacral curvature and the Oswestry Disability Index. These result suggest that the Foot analyzer may be used in assessing back pain in chronic low back pain patients.
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KEYWORD
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F/Rratio, OswestryDisabilityIndex, Lumbo-sacralcurvature, Lowbackpain, Footpressureanalysis
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