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The amount and temporal structure of center of pressure fluctuations during quiet standing in patients with chronic low back pain

Azadinia, F ; Sharif University of Technology | 2020

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1123/mc.2018-0032
  3. Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Inc , 2020
  4. Abstract:
  5. The characteristics of postural sway were assessed in quiet standing under three different postural task conditions in 14 patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain and 12 healthy subjects using linear and nonlinear center of pressure parameters. The linear parameters consisted of area, the mean total velocity, sway amplitude, the SD of velocity, and the phase plane portrait. The nonlinear parameters included the Lyapunov exponent, sample entropy, and the correlation dimension. The results showed that the amount of postural sway was higher in the patients with low back pain compared with the healthy subjects. Assessing the nonlinear parameters of the center of pressure showed a lower sample entropy and a higher correlation dimension in the patients with low back pain compared with the healthy subjects. The results of this study demonstrate the greater regularity and higher dimensionality of the center of pressure fluctuations in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain, which suggests that these patients adopt different postural control strategies to maintain an upright stance. © 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc
  6. Keywords:
  7. Complexity ; Nonlinear dynamics ; Postural control ; Variability ; Adult ; Article ; Body movement ; Center of pressure fluctuation ; Clinical article ; Cohort analysis ; Control strategy ; Controlled study ; Entropy ; Female ; Human ; Low back pain ; Male ; Nonlinear system ; Oswestry Disability Index ; Pain assessment ; Pain intensity ; Physical activity ; Standing ; Task performance ; Velocity
  8. Source: Motor Control ; Volume 24, Issue 1 , 2020 , Pages 91-112
  9. URL: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/mcj/24/1/article-p91.xml