Abstract
Introduction: Low back pain is a symptom, which is prevalent worldwide and also affects older adults. People with low back pain could present reduced balance control. The Sacroiliac joint could be the source of pain in older adults with low back pain and approaches for sacroiliac joint pain include manipulative therapies.
Objective: To investigate the effect of sacroiliac joint manipulation on balance
control in older adults with low back pain.
Materials and methods: This is a single-arm clinical trial conducted in an outpatient setting. Twenty-four older adults with low back pain were included [age 67.0 (6.5); male 14 (58.3%)]. Participants performed four tasks on a force plate: (1) feet together with eyes open; (2) feet together with eyes closed; (3) tandem stance with the right foot forward; (4) tandem stance with left foot forward. Measures of the displacement of the center of pressure were collected. All participants were submitted to the sacroiliac manipulative thrust. Anteroposterior and mediolateral displacement and mean velocity were the primary outcome measures. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient verified the relationship between pain intensity and balance control.
Results: Mean pain at the moment of the assessment was 1.7 (2.2). Values for balance control (displacement and velocity) did not
significantly differ after sacroiliac joint manipulation. The effect size values ranged from -0.12 to 0.43.
Objective: To investigate the effect of sacroiliac joint manipulation on balance
control in older adults with low back pain.
Materials and methods: This is a single-arm clinical trial conducted in an outpatient setting. Twenty-four older adults with low back pain were included [age 67.0 (6.5); male 14 (58.3%)]. Participants performed four tasks on a force plate: (1) feet together with eyes open; (2) feet together with eyes closed; (3) tandem stance with the right foot forward; (4) tandem stance with left foot forward. Measures of the displacement of the center of pressure were collected. All participants were submitted to the sacroiliac manipulative thrust. Anteroposterior and mediolateral displacement and mean velocity were the primary outcome measures. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient verified the relationship between pain intensity and balance control.
Results: Mean pain at the moment of the assessment was 1.7 (2.2). Values for balance control (displacement and velocity) did not
significantly differ after sacroiliac joint manipulation. The effect size values ranged from -0.12 to 0.43.
| Original language | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 5-12 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Revista Brasileira de Osteopatia e Terapia Manual |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2023 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Palavra-chave
- ldoso
- Dor lombar
- Manipulacao da coluna
- Dor
- Equilibria postural