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Abu Bakar F, Staal JB, van Cingel R, Saito H, Ostelo R, van Dieën JH. Not all movements are equal: Differences in the variability of trunk motor behavior between people with and without low back pain-A systematic review with descriptive synthesis. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286895. [PMID: 37682939 PMCID: PMC10490924 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Differences in variability of trunk motor behavior between people with and without low back pain (LBP) have been reported in the literature. However, the direction and consistency of these differences remain unclear. Understanding variability of trunk motor behavior between individuals with LBP and those without is crucial to better understand the impact of LBP and potentially optimize treatment outcomes. Identifying such differences may help tailor therapeutic interventions. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to answer the question: Is variability of trunk motor behavior different between people with and without LBP and if so, do people with LBP show more or less variability? Furthermore, we addressed the question whether the results are dependent on characteristics of the patient group, the task performed and the type of variability measure. METHODS This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020180003). A comprehensive systematic literature search was performed by searching PubMed, Embase, Cinahl, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science and Sport Discus. Studies were eligible if they (1) included a LBP group and a control group, (2) included adults with non-specific low back pain of any duration and (3) measured kinematic variability, EMG variability and/or kinetic variability. Risk of Bias was evaluated and a descriptive synthesis was performed. RESULTS Thirty-nine studies were included, thirty-one of which were included in the descriptive synthesis. In most studies and experimental conditions, variability did not significantly differ between groups. When significant differences were found, less variability in patients with LBP was more frequently reported than more variability, especially in gait-related tasks. CONCLUSIONS Given the considerable risk of bias of the included studies and the clinical characteristics of the participants with low severity scores for pain, disability and psychological measures, there is insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions.
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- Florian Abu Bakar
- Han University of Applied Sciences, Research Group Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Han University of Applied Sciences, Research Group Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ Healthcare, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Sports Medical Centre Papendal, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Tokyo University of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit & Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Musculoskeletal Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wagner S, Bring A, Åsenlöf P. Construct validity of the Mini-BESTest in individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023; 24:391. [PMID: 37198616 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06504-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Balance assessment scales are important clinical tests to identify balance impairments. Chronic pain (> 3 months) is associated with impaired dynamic balance; however, very few balance assessment scales are psychometrically evaluated for the population. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the construct validity and internal consistency of the Mini-BESTest for individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 180 individuals with chronic pain (> 3 months) were assessed with the Mini-BESTest and included in the analyses. For construct validity, five alternative factor structures were evaluated using a confirmatory factor analysis. In addition, we tested the a priori hypotheses about convergent validity with the 10-meter walk test, and divergent validity with the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI): pain intensity, the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS-SW). Internal consistency was evaluated for the model with the best fit. RESULTS A one-factor model with added covariance via the modification indices showed adequate fit indices. In line with our hypotheses, Mini-BESTest showed convergent validity (rs = > 0.70) with the 10-meter walk test, and divergent validity (rs = < 0.50) with BPI pain intensity, TSK-11, and PCS-SW. Internal consistency for the one-factor model was good (α = 0.92). CONCLUSIONS Our study supported the construct validity and internal consistency of the Mini-BESTest for measuring balance in individuals with chronic pain, who were referred to specialized pain care. The one-factor model showed an adequate fit. In comparison, models with subscales did not reach convergence, or showed high correlations between subscales, implying that Mini-BESTest is measuring one construct in this sample. We, therefore, propose using the total score, instead of subscale scores, for individuals with chronic pain. However, further studies are necessary to establish the reliability of the Mini-BESTest in the population.
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- Sofia Wagner
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Effect of Cognitive Load on Anticipatory Postural Adjustment Latency and its Relationship with Pain-Related Dysfunction in Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pain Ther 2023; 12:723-735. [PMID: 36932302 PMCID: PMC10199985 DOI: 10.1007/s40122-023-00495-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive load on anticipatory postural adjustment (APA) latency in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP) and its relationship with pain-related functional changes. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 15, 2022 to January 25, 2023. Participants were divided into a healthy control group (n = 29) and an NCLBP group (n = 29). Each group was assigned a single task of rapid arm raising and a dual task of rapid arm raising combined with a cognitive load. The cognitive load task was conducted using visual conflict. The APA latency for bilateral trunk muscles was observed using electromyography. The duration of electromyography recording in each task cycle was 28 s. Pain related-functional changes were evaluated using Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) before all tasks. RESULTS The APA latency for the right multifidus was significantly delayed in the NCLBP group [25.38, 95% confidence interval (CI) 13.41-37.35] than in the healthy control group (- 5.80, 95% CI - 19.28 to 7.68) during dual task (p = 0.0416). The APA latency for the right multifidus (25.38, 95% CI 13.41-37.35) and transverse abdominis/internal oblique (29.15, 95% CI 18.81-39.50) were significantly delayed compared with on the left side in the NCLBP group during dual task (- 3.03, 95% CI - 15.18-9.13, p = 0.0220; 3.69, 95% CI - 6.81 to 14.18, p = 0.0363). The latency delay of the right and left multifidus APA in the NCLBP group under the dual-task was positively correlated with RMDQ scores (r = 0.5560, p = 0.0017; r = 0.4010, p = 0.0311). CONCLUSIONS Cognitive load could induce APA delay in the right trunk muscles and co-activation pattern changes in bilateral trunk muscle APA in patients with NCLBP. The APA onset delay in multifidus is positively related to pain-related daily dysfunction. Trial Registration ChiCTR2300068580 (retrospectively registered in February 23, 2023).
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Prinz A, Schumacher A, Witte K. Changes in Selected Cognitive and Motor Skills as Well as the Quality of Life After a 24-Week Multidimensional Music-Based Exercise Program in People With Dementia. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 2023; 38:15333175231191022. [PMID: 37611012 PMCID: PMC10655793 DOI: 10.1177/15333175231191022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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The loss of independence is one of the greatest consequences of dementia. Multidimensional music-based exercise programs could counteract. The present study investigates the effects of such a program on people with dementia and bases on a 24-week intervention with three measurement time points. Sixty-nine people with dementia were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 43) and control group (n = 26). The following outcome parameters were measured: leg strength, gait, grip strength, balance, reaction time, selected cognitive abilities, and quality of life. A mixed ANOVA with repeated measurement showed significant interaction effects between group and time. After 24-weeks in contrast to the control group the intervention group significantly improved in leg strength (P = .001), balance (P = .001), gait (P = .001), grip strength (right P = .002, left P = .011), reaction time (P = .003), global cognition (P = .039), verbal fluency (P = .002), attention (P = .013) and quality of life (P = .011). In conclusion, the program enhanced selected cognitive and motor skills and quality of life.
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Task demand and load carriage experience affect gait variability among military cadets. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18347. [PMID: 36319838 PMCID: PMC9626617 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22881-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Load carriage is an inevitable daily task for soldiers. The purposes of this study were to explore the extent to which gait variability (GV) is affected by load carriage and experience among military cadets, and whether experience-related differences in GV are dependent on task demand. Two groups of cadets (30 experienced, 30 less experienced) completed a load carriage task in each of three load conditions (no load, 16 kg, 32 kg). Three categories of GV measures were obtained: spatiotemporal variability, joint kinematic variability, and Lyapunov exponents. Compared to traditional mean gait measures, GV measures were more discriminative of experience: although both groups showed similar mean gait measures, the experienced participants had reduced variability in spatiotemporal measures (p ≤ 0.008) and joint kinematics (p ≤ 0.004), as well as lower levels of long-term local dynamic stability at the ankle (p = 0.040). In both groups, heavier loads were also caused increased GV (p ≤ 0.018) and enhanced short-term local dynamic stability at the knee (p = 0.014). These results emphasize the importance of GV measures, which may provide a more complete description of adaptability, stability, and control; highlight alternate movement strategies during more difficult load carriage; and capture experience-related differences in load carriage strategies.
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Bianchini E, Warmerdam E, Romijnders R, Hansen C, Pontieri FE, Maetzler W. Cognitive dual-task cost depends on the complexity of the cognitive task, but not on age and disease. Front Neurol 2022; 13:964207. [PMID: 36313514 PMCID: PMC9615561 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.964207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Introduction Dual-tasking (DT) while walking is common in daily life and can affect both gait and cognitive performance depending on age, attention prioritization, task complexity and medical condition. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of DT on cognitive DT cost (DTC) (i) in a dataset including participants of different age groups, with different neurological disorders and chronic low-back pain (cLBP) (ii) at different levels of cognitive task complexity, and (iii) in the context of a setting relevant to daily life, such as combined straight walking and turning. Materials and methods Ninety-one participants including healthy younger and older participants and patients with Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke and cLBP performed a simple reaction time (SRT) task and three numerical Stroop tasks under the conditions congruent (StC), neutral (StN) and incongruent (StI). The tasks were performed both standing (single task, ST) and walking (DT), and DTC was calculated. Mixed ANOVAs were used to determine the effect of group and task complexity on cognitive DTC. Results A longer response time in DT than in ST was observed during SRT. However, the response time was shorter in DT during StI. DTC decreased with increasing complexity of the cognitive task. There was no significant effect of age and group on cognitive DTC. Conclusion Our results suggest that regardless of age and disease group, simple cognitive tasks show the largest and most stable cognitive effects during DT. This may be relevant to the design of future observational studies, clinical trials and for clinical routine.
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- Edoardo Bianchini
- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Division of Surgery, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Faculty of Engineering, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Santa Lucia Foundation, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- *Correspondence: Walter Maetzler
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Smith JA, Stabbert H, Bagwell JJ, Teng HL, Wade V, Lee SP. Do people with low back pain walk differently? A systematic review and meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2022; 11:450-465. [PMID: 35151908 PMCID: PMC9338341 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The biomechanics of the trunk and lower limbs during walking and running gait are frequently assessed in individuals with low back pain (LBP). Despite substantial research, it is still unclear whether consistent and generalizable changes in walking or running gait occur in association with LBP. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify whether there are differences in biomechanics during walking and running gait in individuals with acute and persistent LBP compared with back-healthy controls. METHODS A search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, and PsycINFO in June 2019 and was repeated in December 2020. Studies were included if they reported biomechanical characteristics of individuals with and without LBP during steady-state or perturbed walking and running. Biomechanical data included spatiotemporal, kinematic, kinetic, and electromyography variables. The reporting quality and potential for bias of each study was assessed. Data were pooled where possible to compare the standardized mean differences (SMD) between back pain and back-healthy control groups. RESULTS Ninety-seven studies were included and reviewed. Two studies investigated acute pain and the rest investigated persistent pain. Nine studies investigated running gait. Of the studies, 20% had high reporting quality/low risk of bias. In comparison with back-healthy controls, individuals with persistent LBP walked slower (SMD = -0.59, 95% confidence interval (95%CI): -0.77 to -0.42)) and with shorter stride length (SMD = -0.38, 95%CI: -0.60 to -0.16). There were no differences in the amplitude of motion in the thoracic or lumbar spine, pelvis, or hips in individuals with LBP. During walking, coordination of motion between the thorax and the lumbar spine/pelvis was significantly more in-phase in the persistent LBP groups (SMD = -0.60, 95%CI: -0.90 to -0.30), and individuals with persistent LBP exhibited greater amplitude of activation in the paraspinal muscles (SMD = 0.52, 95%CI: 0.23-0.80). There were no consistent differences in running biomechanics between groups. CONCLUSION There is moderate-to-strong evidence that individuals with persistent LBP demonstrate differences in walking gait compared to back-healthy controls.
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- Jo Armour Smith
- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Chapman University, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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Lipat AL, Clark DJ, Hass CJ, Cruz-Almeida Y. Gait subgroups among older adults with chronic pain differ in cerebellum and basal ganglia gray matter volumes. Exp Gerontol 2022; 163:111773. [PMID: 35341939 PMCID: PMC9948689 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.111773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current literature regarding morphological gray matter atrophy in chronic pain is mixed, inhibiting our ability to understand neurological mechanisms of chronic pain. The inconsistent findings may be due to the presence of subgroups within the older adult chronic pain population that differ in gait performance, as gait and gray matter have been previously associated. These gait subgroups, however, have been inadequately characterized in prior work and have not been compared across gray matter measures. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify and characterize gait subgroups within the older adult chronic pain population, and to evaluate differences in gray matter measures between subgroups. METHODS The present study was a secondary analysis of the Neuromodulatory Examination of Pain and Mobility Across the Lifespan (NEPAL) study. A subset of older participants (n = 40) completed assessments to evaluate psychological status, cognitive abilities, pain characteristics, and spatiotemporal gait performance using an instrumented gait mat. Gray matter measures were obtained from a T1-weighted anatomical scan using Freesurfer's recon-all function. RESULTS After data reduction, a hierarchical cluster analysis identified three gait clusters: A Normal Gait cluster (n = 12), a Shuffle Gait cluster (n = 15), and an Unsteady Gait cluster (n = 13). Clusters differed in gait velocity, stride length, step width, double support percentages, and stride length variability. The Shuffle Gait cluster exhibited reduced gray matter volumes in the cerebellum, caudate, putamen, and pallidum, as well as a worse pain severity when compared to the Normal Gait cluster (p < 0.05). The Shuffle Gait cluster also had less gray matter in the cerebellum and caudate when compared to the Unsteady Gait cluster (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm the existence of gait subgroups among the older adult chronic pain population and gray matter differences observed between groups support the need for the consideration of subgroups within this population for future pain, mobility, and aging studies.
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- Ania L Lipat
- Applied Neuromechanics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32603, USA; Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Applied Neuromechanics Laboratory, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Department of Community Dentistry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Prinz A, Schumacher A, Witte K. Influence of a multidimensional music-based exercise program on selected cognitive and motor skills in dementia patients—a pilot study. GERMAN JOURNAL OF EXERCISE AND SPORT RESEARCH 2021. [PMCID: PMC8519499 DOI: 10.1007/s12662-021-00765-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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AbstractOne of the most common causes of needing care in old age is dementia. In order to enjoy a pleasant retirement for people with dementia, it is essential for them to maintain their independence. Studies have shown that a combination of physical activity and music has positive effects on dementia patients. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing a multidimensional music-based exercise program for dementia patients and the effects on an intervention group (IG) compared to a control group (CG, usual care). The study design was based on a 12-week intervention with two (IG/CG) by two (pretest/posttest) parallel groups and block randomization with unequal group sizes. Participants had to be able to move independently or with a walker and not have severe cardiovascular disease or cardiac arrhythmias. Fifty-three blinded dementia patients (age: 83.63 ± 6.03 years) from inpatient facilities participated in the study and were assigned from the exercise instructors to IG (n = 34) and CG (n = 19). The primary outcomes were feasibility (Observation sheet), modified Chair Rising test, Timed Up and Go test, hand dynamometer test, FICSIT‑4 (Frailty and Injuries: Cooperative Studies of Intervention Techniques), and drop bar test. Secondary endpoints included: verbal fluency (“animals”), the Mini-Mental State Examination, memory, Trail Making Test A, and Qualidem. Forty-nine subjects were analyzed (IG = 32; CG = 17). There were significant differences between the groups in the modified Chair Rising test (p = 0.033), FICSIT‑4 (p = 0.035), and Timed Up and Go test (p = 0.005) at posttest, which showed improved performance of the IG compared to the CG. The IG additionally showed improvements in the modified Chair Rising test (p = 0.000), drop bar test (p = 0.033), hand dynamometer test (p = 0.001), Timed Up and Go test (p = 0.000), verbal fluency (p = 0.002) and Trail Making Test A (p = 0.04) after 12 weeks. There were no adverse events or side effects. The multidimensional music-based exercise program could be performed by the dementia patients and was well received. The improved functional mobility could contribute to a lower risk of falls and thus maintain independence. For the follow-up study, the number of subjects, randomization, and parameters should be considered.
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- A. Prinz
- Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestr. 32, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestr. 32, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestr. 32, 39104 Magdeburg, Germany
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Nishi Y, Shigetoh H, Fujii R, Osumi M, Morioka S. Changes in Trunk Variability and Stability of Gait in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: Impact of Laboratory versus Daily-Living Environments. J Pain Res 2021; 14:1675-1686. [PMID: 34140804 PMCID: PMC8203190 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s310775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) experience changes in gait control due to pain and/or fear. Although CLBP patients' gait has been performed in laboratory environments, changes in gait control as an adaptation to unstructured daily living environments may be more pronounced than the corresponding changes in laboratory environments. We investigated the impacts of the environment and pathology on the trunk variability and stability of gait in CLBP patients. METHODS CLBP patients (n=20) and healthy controls with no low-back pain history (n=20) were tasked with walking in a laboratory or daily-living environment while wearing an accelerometer on the low back. We calculated the stride-to-stride standard deviation and multiscale sample entropy as indices of "gait variability" and the maximum Lyapunov exponent as an index of "gait stability" in both the anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions. The participants were assessed on the numerical rating scale for pain intensity, the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire for quality of life (QOL). RESULTS In a repeated-measures ANOVA, the standard deviation was affected by environment in the anterior-posterior direction and by group and environment in the medial-lateral direction. Multiscale sample entropy showed no effect in the anterior-posterior direction and showed both effects in the medial-lateral direction. Maximum Lyapunov exponents showed both effects in the anterior-posterior direction, but none in the medial-lateral direction. These changes of trunk motor control by CLBP patients were found to be related to pain intensity, fear of movement, and/or QOL in the daily-living environment but not in the laboratory environment. CONCLUSION These results revealed that CLBP patients exhibit changes in trunk variability and stability of gait depending on the environment, and they demonstrated that these changes are related to pain, fear, and QOL. We propose useful accelerometer-based assessments of qualitative gait in CLBP patients' daily lives, as it would provide information not available in a general practice setting.
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- Yuki Nishi
- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nishiyamato Rehabilitation Hospital, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
- Neurorehabilitation Research Center, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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- Department of Neurorehabilitation, Graduate School of Health Science, Kio University, Nara, Japan
- Neurorehabilitation Research Center, Kio University, Nara, Japan
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Alsubaie AM, Mazaheri M, Martinez-Valdes E, Falla D. Is movement variability altered in people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e046064. [PMID: 34059511 PMCID: PMC8169474 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Motor variability is an important feature when performing repetitive movement, and in asymptomatic people functional tasks are typically performed with variable motor patterns. However, in the presence of chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP), people often present with different motor control strategies than those without pain. Movement variability has been assessed using a wide range of variables, including kinetic and kinematic components of motion. This has resulted in a wide range of findings reported in the literature and some contradicting results. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to investigate whether the amount and structure of motor variability are altered in people with chronic non-specific LBP, during both repetitive non-functional and functional tasks. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This protocol for a systematic review is informed by Cochrane guidelines and reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols. MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, ZETOC, Web of Science, PubMed and Scopus will be searched from their inception to December 2020 along with a comprehensive search of grey literature and key journals. Two independent reviewers will conduct the search, extract the data, assess risk of bias (using the Downs and Black Scale) for the included studies and assess overall quality of evidence based on Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation guidelines. Meta-analysis will be conducted if deemed appropriate. Alternatively, a narrative synthesis will be conducted and evidence summarised as an increase, decrease or no change in the motor variability of people with LBP compared with healthy controls. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study raises no ethical issues. Results will be submitted for publication in a peer review journal and presented at conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020211580.
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- Amal M Alsubaie
- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine), School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Pakray H, Seng E, Izzetoglu M, Holtzer R. The Effects of Perceived Pain in the Past Month on Prefrontal Cortex Activation Patterns Assessed During Cognitive and Motor Performances in Older Adults. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 22:303-314. [PMID: 33621331 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pain is prevalent and functionally impactful in older adults. The prefrontal cortex is involved in pain perception, attentional control, and cortical control of locomotion. Although pain is a known moderator of attentional capacity, its moderating effect on cortical control of locomotion has not been assessed. This study aimed to examine the effects of subjective pain on changes in functional near-infrared spectroscopy-derived measurements of oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2), gait velocity, and cognitive accuracy from single- to dual-task walking conditions among older adults. SUBJECTS The sample consisted of 383 healthy older adults (55% female). METHODS Participants completed two single tasks (Single-Task-Walk [STW] and Cognitive Interference [Alpha]) and the Dual-Task-Walk (DTW), during which participants performed the two single tasks simultaneously. The Medical Outcomes Study Pain Severity Scale and Pain Effects Scale were used to assess pain severity and interference. ProtoKinetics Movement Analysis Software was used to assess gait velocity and rate of correct letter generation to assess cognitive accuracy. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to assess HbO2 during active walking. RESULTS Linear mixed-effects models revealed that HbO2 increased from single- to dual-task conditions. Perceived pain presence was associated with an attenuated increase in HbO2 from Alpha to DTW. Among those with pain, worse pain severity was associated with an attenuated increase in HbO2 from STW to DTW. Pain interference did not moderate the increase in HbO2 from single to dual tasks. Pain did not have a moderating effect on behavioral outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Task-related changes in the hemodynamic response in the prefrontal cortex during walking may be a sensitive marker of the effects of subjective pain on brain function in healthy older adults.
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- Hannah Pakray
- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- College of Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA.,Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Shih HJS, Winstein CJ, Kulig K. Young adults with recurrent low back pain demonstrate altered trunk coordination during gait independent of pain status and attentional demands. Exp Brain Res 2021; 239:1937-1949. [PMID: 33871659 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-021-06106-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pain influences both attention and motor behavior. We used a dual-task interference paradigm to investigate (1) alterations in attentional performance, (2) the ability to switch task prioritization, and (3) the effect of attentional demand on trunk coordination during narrow-based walking in and out of a painful episode in individuals with recurrent low back pain (LBP). We tested twenty young adults with LBP both in and out of a painful episode and compared them to twenty matched back-healthy individuals. Participants simultaneously performed a narrow step width matching task and an arithmetic task, with and without instructions to prioritize either task. A motion capture system was used to record kinematic data, and frontal plane trunk coordination was analyzed using vector coding on the thorax and pelvis angles. Single-task performance, dual-task effect, dual-task performance variability, task prioritization switch, and trunk coordination were analyzed using paired t tests or repeated measures two-way ANOVAs. Results indicated that active pain has a detrimental effect on attentional processes, indicated by poorer single-task performance and increased dual-task performance variability for individuals with recurrent LBP. Individuals with LBP, regardless of pain status, were able to switch task prioritization to a similar degree as their back-healthy counterparts. Compared to the control group, individuals with recurrent LBP exhibited a less in-phase, more pelvis-dominated trunk coordination during narrow-based walking, independent of pain status and regardless of attentional manipulations. Thus, altered trunk coordination in persons with LBP appears to be habitual, automatic, and persists beyond symptom duration.
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- Hai-Jung Steffi Shih
- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 E. Alcazar St, CHP 155, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA.
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 E. Alcazar St, CHP 155, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 E. Alcazar St, CHP 155, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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Caña-Pino A, Espejo-Antúnez L, Adsuar JC, Apolo-Arenas MD. Test-Retest Reliability of an iPhone ® Inclinometer Application to Assess the Lumbar Joint Repositioning Error in Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18052489. [PMID: 33802528 PMCID: PMC7967302 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: The joint position sense (JPS) has been used as an indirect marker of proprioception in subjects with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP), showing impairment in previous studies. It seems necessary to devise reliable tests to measure proprioceptive deficits in subjects with NSLBP. The objective of this study was to analyse the test-retest reliability and smallest real difference (SRD) of lumbar proprioception through the JPS indicator in a sample of patients with NSCLBP. Methods: Fifty participants with NSCLBP performed three repetitions of 30° lumbar flexion while standing and sitting using the iPhone® inclinometer application to measure the lumbar joint repositioning error. For the reliability analysis, we performed an intra-session test-retest. Results: The total sample ICC values were excellent for standing (0.96) and sitting (0.93) 30° lumbar flexion. In addition, our results showed that, for the total sample, an SRD < 12% can be considered as a true change in proprioception concerning this procedure. On the other hand, men have better reliability than women in both standing and sitting positions. Additionally, the sitting position has better reliability than the standing position. The standard error of measurement (SEM) percentage was 4.2 for standing and 3.8 for sitting. The SRD percentage was 11.6 for standing and 10.4 for sitting. Conclusions: The iPhone® inclinometer seems reliable for assessing proprioceptive ability through the lumbar joint repositioning error in subjects with NSCLBP in both standing (ICC = 0.96) and sitting (ICC = 0.93) positions. This technological device showed a lower measurement error for sitting position (SRD < 12%).
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- Alejandro Caña-Pino
- Department of Medical Surgical-Therapy, Medicine Faculty, Extremadura University, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (A.C.-P.); (L.E.-A.); (M.D.A.-A.)
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- Department of Medical Surgical-Therapy, Medicine Faculty, Extremadura University, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (A.C.-P.); (L.E.-A.); (M.D.A.-A.)
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- Promoting a Healthy Society Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Medical Surgical-Therapy, Medicine Faculty, Extremadura University, 06006 Badajoz, Spain; (A.C.-P.); (L.E.-A.); (M.D.A.-A.)
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Schega L, Kaps B, Broscheid KC, Bielitzki R, Behrens M, Meiler K, Drange S, Franke J. Effects of a multimodal exercise intervention on physical and cognitive functions in patients with chronic low back pain (MultiMove): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. BMC Geriatr 2021; 21:151. [PMID: 33653286 PMCID: PMC7923646 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-021-02093-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common medical condition in adults over the age of 50. It is associated with severe disability, ranging from physical impairments to psychosocial distress. Since current treatments provide only small to moderate short-term effects, alternative interventions are required, whereby guidelines recommended multimodal approaches. Dancing can be considered as an inherently multimodal approach, as it requires a combination of physical and cognitive functions. Furthermore, it has already been applied effectively in neurorehabilitation. Therefore, it seems promising to merge a dance-therapeutic component together with motor-cognitive, strength and flexibility exercises in a novel multimodal treatment (MultiMove) to target the impaired everyday mobility and cognition of CLBP patients. The aim of this study is to analyse specific physical, cognitive and psychosocial effects of MultiMove in CLBP patients. METHODS A prospective, two-arm, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial will be conducted with an estimated sample size of 100 CLBP patients, assigned to either the MultiMove group or a control group. The intervention group will receive MultiMove twice a week for 60 min each over a period of 12 weeks. The primary outcome will be the mobility and function of the lower extremities assessed by the Timed Up-and-Go Test. Secondary outcomes comprise further physical and physiological functions (e.g. gait variability and haemodynamic response in the prefrontal cortex during motor-cognitive dual tasks), subjective health state (e.g. disability in daily life), executive functions (e.g. cognitive flexibility) and psychosocial aspects (e.g. kinesiophobia). Measures will be taken at baseline, after the intervention and at a 12-week follow-up. It is assumed that MultiMove improves the mentioned outcome parameters. DISCUSSION The combined assessment of changes in physical and cognitive functions as well as neuropsychological aspects in response to MultiMove will allow a better understanding of the motor-cognitive adaptations induced by multimodal exercises in CLBP patients. The specific conclusions will lead to recommendations for the conservative treatment approach in this clinically relevant patient group. TRIAL REGISTRATION German Clinical Trial Register (ID: DRKS00021696 / 10.07.2020), https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00021696.
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- Lutz Schega
- Health and Physical Activity, Department of Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Health and Physical Activity, Department of Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Health and Physical Activity, Department of Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Health and Physical Activity, Department of Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Health and Physical Activity, Department of Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH, Birkenallee 34, 39130, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH, Birkenallee 34, 39130, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH, Birkenallee 34, 39130, Magdeburg, Germany
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Broscheid KC, Behrendt T, Hamacher D, Böker S, Gagelmann T, Schmidt C, Caspari C, Meiler K, Napiontek A, Franke J, Schega L. Effect of a Multimodal Movement Intervention in Patients With Neurogenic Claudication Based on Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and/or Degenerative Spondylolisthesis-A Pilot Study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:540070. [PMID: 33364242 PMCID: PMC7753178 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.540070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Chronic low-back pain is a major individual, social, and economic burden. The impairment ranges from deterioration of gait, limited mobility, to psychosocial distress. Due to this complexity, the demand for multimodal treatments is huge. Our purpose is to compare the effects of a multimodal movement intervention (MI) (coordinative–cognitive exercises and dancing program) with standard physical therapy (PT) on gait, physical function, and quality of life in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). The study design is based on a 6-week intervention with a two (group: MI/PT) by two (measurement time points: pre-/post-test) parallel group design with random assignment. Twenty-four subjects (18 female/6 male, 70.8 ± 10.6 years old) diagnosed with LSS were included and randomly allocated to the MI or PT group. The primary outcomes are minimum toe clearance (MTC) and double step length (DSL) variability and the Timed “Up & Go” test (TUG). Secondary outcomes are the Brief Pain Inventory, the short Fall Efficacy Scale–International (sFES-I), and the Oswestry Disability Index. Nine subjects for each group could be analyzed. The MTC variability revealed a significant between-group difference in the posttest (p = 0.008) showing a lower MTC variability for the MI compared to the PT group. The MI group displayed an improved TUG (p = 0.031) and a reduced sFES-I (p = 0.044). The decreased MTC variability and fear of falling as well as the improved functional mobility may contribute to a reduced risk of falling. For the subsequent study, further kinematic and cognitive parameters should be analyzed, and the number of participants has to be increased. Clinical Trial Registration: German Clinical Trial Register (ID: DRKS00021026/URL: https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00021026).
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- Kim-Charline Broscheid
- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Association for Health, Exercise and Sport, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Klinikum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department Human Science, Sport Science, Institute III, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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Jahanbakhsh H, Sohrabi M, Saberi Kakhki A, Khodashenas E. The effect of task-specific balance training program in dual-task and single-task conditions on balance performance in children with developmental coordination disorder. ACTA GYMNICA 2020. [DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Abdallat R, Sharouf F, Button K, Al-Amri M. Dual-Task Effects on Performance of Gait and Balance in People with Knee Pain: A Systematic Scoping Review. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E1554. [PMID: 32455597 PMCID: PMC7291062 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Dual-task paradigms have been increasingly used to assess the interaction between cognitive demands and the control of balance and gait. The interaction between functional and cognitive demands can alter movement patterns and increase knee instability in individuals with knee conditions, such as knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury or osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is no consensus on the effects of dual-task on gait mechanics and balance in those individuals. This systematic scoping review aims to examine the impact of dual-task gait and standing balance on motor and cognitive performance in individuals with knee OA or ACL injury. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE electronic databases up until December 2019 was carried out. Inclusion criteria was limited to include dual-task studies that combined cognitive tasks performed simultaneously with gait or standing balance in individuals with knee OA or ACL injuries. In total, fifteen studies met the inclusion criteria, nine articles examined dual-task effects on balance, and six articles reported the effects of dual-task on gait. The total number of individuals included was 230 individuals with ACL injuries, and 168 individuals with knee OA. A decline in gait and balance performance during dual-task testing is present among individuals with ACL injury and/or ACL reconstruction and knee OA. Further research is required, but dual taking assessment could potentially be used to identify individuals at risk of falling or further injury and could be used to develop targeted rehabilitation protocols. A variety of outcome measures have been used across the studies included, making comparisons difficult. The authors, therefore, recommend developing a standardized set of biomechanical balance variables.
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- Rula Abdallat
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The Hashemite University, P.O. Box 330127, Zarqa 13115, Jordan;
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- Brain Repair & Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 4HQ, UK;
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- School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 0AB, Wales, UK;
- Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre Versus Arthritis, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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- School of Healthcare Sciences, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF24 0AB, Wales, UK;
- Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre Versus Arthritis, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AX, Wales, UK
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Burcal CJ, Needle AR, Custer L, Rosen AB. The Effects of Cognitive Loading on Motor Behavior in Injured Individuals: A Systematic Review. Sports Med 2020; 49:1233-1253. [PMID: 31066022 DOI: 10.1007/s40279-019-01116-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research suggests that individuals with musculoskeletal injury may have difficulty negotiating physical tasks when they are combined with cognitive loads. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to conduct a systematic review to understand the effects of increased cognitive demand on movement patterns among individuals with musculoskeletal injuries. METHODS A comprehensive search of PubMed, MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and SPORTDiscus was conducted to find research reports that included a population that had previously experienced an ankle, knee, or low back injury, included an uninjured control group, and assessed a dual-task paradigm. RESULTS Forty-five full-text research reports were assessed, of which 28 studies (six ankle injury, nine knee injury, and 13 low back pain studies) were included in the review. Included studies were assessed for methodological quality and the study design extracted for analysis including the participants, cognitive and physical tasks performed, as well as outcome measures (e.g., three-dimensional kinematics, center of pressure, etc.). All studies included were cross-sectional or case-control with methodological quality scores of 17.8 ± 2.2 out of a possible 22. Twenty-five of the 28 studies found changes in motor performance with dual-task conditions compared with single tasks. Furthermore, 54% of studies reported a significant group by task interaction effect, reporting at least one alteration in injured groups' motor performance under dual-task conditions when compared with an uninjured group. CONCLUSION The results of this systematic review indicate that motor performance is further impaired by placing a cognitive load on individuals in populations with musculoskeletal injury. More demanding tasks such as gait appear to be more affected in injured individuals than simple balance tasks. Future investigators may want to consider the difficulty of the tasks included as well as the impact of dual-task paradigms on rehabilitation programs.
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- Department of Health and Exercise Science, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32071, Boone, NC, 28608, USA.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA
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- School of Health and Kinesiology, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA
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Dahan O. Birthing Consciousness as a Case of Adaptive Altered State of Consciousness Associated With Transient Hypofrontality. PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE 2020; 15:794-808. [DOI: 10.1177/1745691620901546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this article, I present the concept of “birthing consciousness,” a psychophysical altered state of women that can occur during natural and undisturbed birth. I demonstrate that this altered state of consciousness (ASC) has phenomenological and cognitive features of hypofrontality; thus, birthing consciousness probably shares a similar brain mechanism to that postulated by the transient-hypofrontality theory (THT). I argue that until recently (with the advent of modern medical intervention), in evolutionary terms, women lacking the proclivity for this specific brain mechanism had a lower chance of reproducing successfully. Hence, I suggest a general and preliminary hypothesis concerning THT: Birthing consciousness is one example of an adaptive pain-induced ASC associated with transient hypofrontality.
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- Orli Dahan
- Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Tel-Hai College
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Manor B, Zhou J, Lo O, Zhu H, Gouskova NA, Yu W, Zafonte R, Lipsitz LA, Travison TG, Pascual‐Leone A. Self-Reported Head Trauma Predicts Poor Dual Task Gait in Retired National Football League Players. Ann Neurol 2020; 87:75-83. [PMID: 31693765 PMCID: PMC6973030 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Symptomatic head trauma associated with American-style football (ASF) has been linked to brain pathology, along with physical and mental distress in later life. However, the longer-term effects of such trauma on objective metrics of cognitive-motor function remain poorly understood. We hypothesized that ASF-related symptomatic head trauma would predict worse gait performance, particularly during dual task conditions (ie, walking while performing an additional cognitive task), in later life. METHODS Sixty-six retired professional ASF players aged 29 to 75 years completed a health and wellness questionnaire. They also completed a validated smartphone-based assessment in their own homes, during which gait was monitored while they walked normally and while they performed a verbalized serial-subtraction cognitive task. RESULTS Participants who reported more symptomatic head trauma, defined as the total number of impacts to the head or neck followed by concussion-related symptoms, exhibited greater dual task cost (ie, percentage increase) to stride time variability (ie, the coefficient of variation of mean stride time). Those who reported ≥1 hit followed by loss of consciousness, compared to those who did not, also exhibited greater dual task costs to this metric. Relationships between reported trauma and dual task costs were independent of age, body mass index, National Football League career duration, and history of musculoskeletal surgery. Symptomatic head trauma was not correlated with average stride times in either walking condition. INTERPRETATION Remote, smartphone-based assessments of dual task walking may be utilized to capture meaningful data sensitive to the long-term impact of symptomatic head trauma in former professional ASF players and other contact sport athletes. ANN NEUROL 2020;87:75-83.
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- Brad Manor
- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
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- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Division of Gerontology, Department of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
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- Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLifeBostonMA
- Harvard Medical SchoolBostonMA
- Guttmann Neurorehabilitation InstituteAutonomous University of BarcelonaBadalonaSpain
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Influence of a Cell-Phone Conversation on Balance Performance in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:5132802. [PMID: 31815143 PMCID: PMC6878813 DOI: 10.1155/2019/5132802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Background Altered balance is a common and debilitating symptom of fibromyalgia. Previous studies have investigated balance under single-task conditions that do not reflect real-life situations. The present study evaluated the impact of a simultaneous cell-phone conversation on balance performance in a case-control cohort from Spain. Methods A cross-sectional case-control study was performed in 34 women recruited from local self-help organizations and university facilities (n = 18 fibromyalgia cases; n = 16 healthy, pain-free controls). Participants performed the 30 s postural stability test, as implemented in the Biodex Balance System, under two conditions: (a) as a single task and (b) as a dual task, i.e., while holding a simultaneous cell-phone conversation with a technician. Intergroup differences in dual task costs were calculated. Findings Compared with controls, women with fibromyalgia showed higher dual-task costs in balance variables, such as overall sway (pp value = 0.039) and anterior/posterior sway (p value = 0.007). In the dual-task condition, overall (p value = 0.004) and anterior/posterior (p value = 0.012) sway indices significantly decreased in women with fibromyalgia but not in controls. Interpretation In women with fibromyalgia, balance performance was adversely impacted by the holding of a simultaneous cell-phone conversation. The inability to conduct two tasks simultaneously may be related to reduced attention and may increase the risk of falling in this population.
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Sremakaew M, Sungkarat S, Treleaven J, Uthaikhup S. Effects of tandem walk and cognitive and motor dual- tasks on gait speed in individuals with chronic idiopathic neck pain: a preliminary study. Physiother Theory Pract 2019; 37:1210-1216. [PMID: 31671008 DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1686794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Introduction: Gait impairment has been associated with neck pain. It is relevant to understand the possible influence of narrow-based walk and an attention-demanding secondary task on gait performance in neck pain.Purpose: To investigate the effects of tandem walk and cognitive and motor dual-tasks on gait speed in persons with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP) compared with controls.Methods: A cross-sectional study. Thirty participants with CINP and 30 asymptomatic controls participated in the study. Gait speed was assessed using a timed 10-m walk test at a comfortable pace under four conditions: (1) comfortable walk (as reference); (2) tandem walk (single task); (3) cognitive dual-task walking; and (4) motor dual-task walking. Dual-task interference was calculated.Results: There was no difference in comfortable gait speed between groups (p= 0.40). The CINP group had slower gait speed during the tandem walk than controls (p= 0.02). The dual-task interference on gait speed was not different between groups (p = 0.67 for cognitive, p = 0.93 for motor).Conclusion: Participants with CINP had impaired gait stability during tandem walk. An attention-demanding secondary task did not influence gait speed in individuals with CINP compared to controls. The study suggests that tandem walk could be considered as an assessment tool and part of rehabilitation for neck pain.
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- Munlika Sremakaew
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Villafaina S, Polero P, Collado-Mateo D, Fuentes-García JP, Gusi N. Impact of adding a simultaneous cognitive task in the elbow's range of movement during arm curl test in women with fibromyalgia. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019; 65:110-115. [PMID: 31031226 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia symptoms cause a significant reduction in the ability to perform daily life activities. These activities require the ability to perform more than one task simultaneously. The main objective of this study was to evaluate how dual-task could modify range of movement, duration of repetitions and performance in the arm curl test in healthy controls and patients with fibromyalgia. METHODS Twenty women participated in this study, divided into two groups: 1) patients with fibromyalgia (N = 10, age = 52.00 [5.08]) and 2) age- and gender-matched healthy controls (N = 10; age = 51.60 [4.09]). The participants had to perform the arm curl test in two conditions: single test condition and performing a dual-task. The dual-task condition consisted of remembering three random unrelated words. RESULTS Patients with fibromyalgia completed fewer repetitions than controls during dual-task condition (p-value = 0.015). Furthermore, both groups showed a significant decrease in the range of movement in the dual-task condition when comparing the mean of the three first repetitions with the three last ones (p-value < 0.05). INTERPRETATION The motor task might be prioritized over the cognitive task at the beginning of the test. However, at the end of the test, the cognitive task could require more attention due to the increased time since the words were heard, and also the motor task could require less attention after some repetitions have been performed. Thus, the addition of a cognitive task could lead to a less conscious execution of the motor task at the end of the test, which may be consistent with a reduced range of movement.
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- Santos Villafaina
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Biomecánica y Análisis del Movimiento del Litoral, Cenur Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain; Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
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Gait speed is more challenging than cognitive load on the stride-to-stride variability in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament deficiency. Knee 2019; 26:88-96. [PMID: 30473374 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several investigations have studied gait variability of individuals with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficiency; however, the effect of dual-tasking on the gait variability of these individuals remained unclear. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of gait speed and dual-tasking on knee flexion-extension variability in subjects with and without ACL deficiency. METHODS The knee flexion-extension Lyapunov exponent (LyE) was measured in 22 ACL-deficient (Mean±SD) (25.95 ± 4.69 years) and 22 healthy subjects (24.18 ± 3.32 years). They walked at three levels of gait speed in isolation or concurrently with a cognitive task. RESULTS Repeated-measure analyses of variance (ANOVAs) demonstrated that the interaction of group by gait speed was statistically significant. As the gait speed increased from low to high, the knee flexion-extension LyE significantly decreased for the subjects with ACL deficiency (effect size: 0.57, P = 0.01). The interaction of group by cognitive load was not statistically significant (P = 0.07). In addition, the ACL-deficient subjects had statistically slower reaction times than healthy subjects during the dual-task compared with the single-task condition. CONCLUSIONS The ACL-deficient and healthy individuals had a tendency to maintain safe gait. It seems that the ACL-deficient subjects sacrificed the cognitive task more than the healthy individuals to pay more attention toward gait. Additionally, it seems that the gait speed was more challenging than cognitive load on the stride-to-stride variability in the individuals with ACL deficiency.
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Villafaina S, Collado-Mateo D, Domínguez-Muñoz FJ, Fuentes-García JP, Gusi N. Impact of adding a cognitive task while performing physical fitness tests in women with fibromyalgia: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13791. [PMID: 30572536 PMCID: PMC6319791 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Fibromyalgia symptoms cause a significant reduction in the ability to perform daily life activities. These activities often require the ability to perform more than 1 task at the same time.The aim was to investigate how the addition of a cognitive task modifies the performance in physical fitness tests in fibromyalgia and healthy controls.A total of 61 women participated in this study, 31 of them diagnosed with fibromyalgia by a rheumatologist. They performed 3 physical fitness tests (arm curl, handgrip, and 10-steps stair tests) in 2 conditions:The dual task cost was calculated as the difference between the performances in the regular and dual-task (DT) conditions.Healthy controls obtained significantly better results than fibromyalgia in both, dual and single-task conditions. Women with fibromyalgia significantly decreased the performance in the 10-steps stair test when a cognitive task was added. Between-group differences in the dual-task costs (DTC) were not found.Women with fibromyalgia showed lower physical performance than healthy controls in both, single and dual task conditions. In addition, differences between single and dual task conditions were observed in the 10-steps stair test in women with fibromyalgia. This could be related with a reduction in the ability to perform daily life activities. However, results regarding DTC indicate that both groups may be similarly influenced by the addition of a secondary cognitive. Thus, further research with different difficulty levels of DT conditions is needed in fibromyalgia.
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- Santos Villafaina
- Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
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- Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
- Facultad de Educación, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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- Faculty of Sport Science, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
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Koch C, Hänsel F. Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain and Motor Control During Gait. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2236. [PMID: 30532718 PMCID: PMC6265306 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) poses a major socioeconomic problem, although the mechanisms are not yet clear. Impaired motor control is one of the mechanisms being discussed. Objectives: The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of motor control parameter differences between individuals with and without non-specific LBP during gait. Methods: A literature search on Medline, SportDiscus, PsychInfo, PsychArticels, EMBASE, and Scopus was performed. Twenty-nine articles comparing healthy adults and adults with chronic non-specific LBP in neuromuscular and/or biomechanical parameters during walking or running were examined. Data extraction and quality assessment were independently performed by two persons. Among others, we extracted population, conditions, outcome measures, and results. Results: The results showed that persons with and without non-specific LBP differed in several parameters of motor control, which was indicated by a lower movement amplitude of the pelvis, more in-phase coordination, lower ground reaction forces, higher stride-to-stride variability and a higher activity in ES in the LBP group. Conclusion: Despite no strong evidence for any of the parameters, a combination of biomechanical and neuromuscular parameters provides a conclusive explanation. Impaired motor control during walking is reflected in higher activity of the erector spinae, which leads to a stiffened lumbar-pelvic region. Different acquisition and processing of data renders making comparisons difficult, whereby standards for future research are necessary.
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- Cathrin Koch
- Institute of Sport Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hamacher D, Zech A. Development of functional variability during the motor learning process of a complex cyclic movement. J Biomech 2018; 77:124-130. [PMID: 30049449 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 06/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Traditionally, movement variability is considered an indicator for sensorimotor malfunctioning. However, functional movement variability is also a result of compensation mechanisms e.g. to account for prior movement deviations and is, therefore, crucial for stable movements. The aim of this study was to analyze functional variability during motor learning of a complex cyclic task. Thirteen young participants practised riding a Pedalo® slalom until they were able to complete the task without errors. Since trunk movements are controlled with high priority, we analyzed trunk kinematics as a result parameter. Since lower extremities affect the result parameter, foot, thigh and pelvis kinematics are considered execution parameters. The movement variability for result and execution parameters was determined for the first (poor performance), an intermediate (medium performance) and the last (good performance) training sessions. Furthermore, the variability ratio (execution/result parameter) was calculated as a measure of functional variability. Movement variability of the result parameter decreased significantly with increasing expertise. In contrast, movement variability of all execution parameters increased significantly from measurements representing poor to medium performance. No change from medium to good performance was found. Functional variability increased over time in all execution parameters. Since the movement variability of all execution parameters did not decrease with increasing Pedalo performance, applying a traditional interpretation approach of movement variability would have led to completely wrong conclusions. Possible mechanisms explaining the increased movement variability are discussed. The variability ratio seems to be the only parameter that can reveal improved sensorimotor functioning during all analyzed stages of motor learning.
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- Daniel Hamacher
- Institute of Sport Science, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Seidelstraße 20, 07749 Jena, Germany.
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- Institute of Sport Science, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Seidelstraße 20, 07749 Jena, Germany.
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Orlowski K, Eckardt F, Herold F, Aye N, Edelmann-Nusser J, Witte K. Examination of the reliability of an inertial sensor-based gait analysis system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 62:615-622. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2016-0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AbstractGait analysis is an important and useful part of the daily therapeutic routine. InvestiGAIT, an inertial sensor-based system, was developed for using in different research projects with a changing number and position of sensors and because commercial systems do not capture the motion of the upper body. The current study is designed to evaluate the reliability of InvestiGAIT consisting of four off-the-shelf inertial sensors and in-house capturing and analysis software. Besides the determination of standard gait parameters, the motion of the upper body (pelvis and spine) can be investigated. Kinematic data of 25 healthy individuals (age: 25.6±3.3 years) were collected using a test-retest design with 1 week between measurement sessions. We calculated different parameters for absolute [e.g. limits of agreement (LoA)] and relative reliability [intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)]. Our results show excellent ICC values for most of the gait parameters. Midswing height (MH), height difference (HD) of initial contact (IC) and terminal contact (TC) and stride length (SL) are the gait parameters, which did not exhibit acceptable values representing absolute reliability. Moreover, the parameters derived from the motion of the upper body (pelvis and spine) show excellent ICC values or high correlations. Our results indicate that InvestiGAIT is suitable for reliable measurement of almost all the considered gait parameters.
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Smith JA, Gordon J, Kulig K. The influence of divided attention on walking turns: Effects on gait control in young adults with and without a history of low back pain. Gait Posture 2017; 58:498-503. [PMID: 28950249 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 09/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The cognitive control of gait is altered in individuals with low back pain, but it is unclear if this alteration persists between painful episodes. Locomotor perturbations such as walking turns may provide a sensitive measure of gait adaptation during divided attention in young adults. The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in gait during turns performed with divided attention, and to compare healthy young adults with asymptomatic individuals who have a history of recurrent low back pain (rLBP). Twenty-eight participants performed 90° ipsilateral walking turns at a controlled speed of 1.5m/s. During the divided attention condition they concurrently performed a verbal 2-back task. Step length and width, trunk-pelvis and hip excursion, inter-segmental coordination and stride-to-stride variability were quantified using motion capture. Mixed-model ANOVA were used to examine the effect of divided attention and group, and interaction effects on the selected variables. Step length variability decreased significantly with divided attention in the healthy group but not in the rLBP group (post-hoc p=0.024). Inter-segmental coordination variability was significantly decreased during divided attention (main effect of condition p <0.000). There were small but significant reductions in hip axial and sagittal motion across groups (main effect of condition p=0.044 and p=0.040 respectively), and a trend toward increased frontal motion in the rLBP group only (post-hoc p=0.048). These findings suggest that the ability to switch attentional resources during gait is altered in young adults with a history of rLBP, even between symptomatic episodes.
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- Jo Armour Smith
- Department of Physical Therapy, Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus, Chapman University, 9401 Jeronimo Rd, Irvine, CA 92618, USA; Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP-155, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA.
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP-155, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP-155, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Measurement of mechanical withdrawal thresholds and gait analysis using the CatWalk method in a nucleus pulposus-applied rodent model. J Exp Orthop 2017; 4:31. [PMID: 28971381 PMCID: PMC5624862 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-017-0105-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background There are some previous reports of gait analysis using a rodent pain model. Applying the CatWalk method, objective measurements of pain-related behavior could be evaluated, but this method has not been investigated using the nucleus pulposus (NP) applied model, which was developed as a model of lumber disc herniation. We aimed to measure mechanical withdrawal thresholds and analyze gait patterns using the CatWalk method for the evaluation of the pain-related behavior caused by NP application. Methods Twenty-four nine-week-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two experimental groups, the NP group (n = 12), in which autologous NP from the tail was applied to the left L5 dorsal root ganglion, and the sham-operated group (n = 12). Measurements of mechanical withdrawal thresholds were performed using von Frey filaments touching the left footpads, and gait analysis was performed using the CatWalk method. These experiments were conducted 1 day before surgery and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after surgery. Data were statistically analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Results The NP group showed significantly lower withdrawal thresholds than the sham group at days 14 and 21. Stand (duration of contact of a paw with the glass plate) was significantly higher in the NP group at days 7 and 14, whereas step cycle (duration between two consecutive initial contacts of the same paw) and duty cycle (stand as a percentage of step cycle) were the same at day 7. Long initial dual stance (duration of ground contact for both hind paws simultaneously, but the first one in a step cycle of a target hind paw) of the right hind paw was measured at days 7 and 14. The left hind paw per right hind paw ratio of the stand index (speed at which the paw loses contact with the glass plate) and mean intensity (mean intensity of the complete paw) changed at day 7 or 14. Phase dispersion (parameter describing the temporal relationship between placement of two paws) of the hind paws decreased at day 7. Conclusions Rats with applied NP showed a decreased withdrawal threshold and abnormal gait. The differences in gait parameters between the NP and sham groups were observed at an earlier time point than the withdrawal thresholds. Gait analysis could be an effective method for understanding pain caused by applied NP.
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Springer S, Gottlieb U. Effects of dual-task and walking speed on gait variability in people with chronic ankle instability: a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2017; 18:316. [PMID: 28732483 PMCID: PMC5522594 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1675-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Recent evidence suggests that impaired central sensorimotor integration may contribute to deficits in movement control experienced by people with chronic ankle instability (CAI). This study compared the effects of dual-task and walking speed on gait variability in individuals with and without CAI. Methods Sixteen subjects with CAI and 16 age- and gender-matched, able-bodied controls participated in this study. Stride time variability and stride length variability were measured on a treadmill under four different conditions: self-paced walking, self-paced walking with dual-task, fast walking, and fast walking with dual-task. Results Under self-paced walking (without dual-task) there was no difference in stride time variability between CAI and control groups (P = 0.346). In the control group, compared to self-paced walking, stride time variability decreased in all conditions: self-paced walking with dual-task, fast speed, and fast speed with dual-task (P = 0.011, P = 0.016, P = 0.001, respectively). However, in the CAI group, compared to self-paced walking, decreased stride time variability was demonstrated only in the fast speed with dual-task condition (P = 1.000, P = 0.471, P = 0.008; respectively). Stride length variability did not change under any condition in either group. Conclusions Subjects with CAI and healthy controls reduced their stride time variability in response to challenging walking conditions; however, the pattern of change was different. A higher level of gait disturbance was required to cause a change in walking in the CAI group compared to healthy individuals, which may indicate lower adaptability of the sensorimotor system. Clinicians may use this information and employ activities to enhance sensorimotor control during gait, when designing intervention programs for people with CAI. The study was registered with the Clinical Trials network (registration NCT02745834, registration date 15/3/2016).
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- Shmuel Springer
- Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physical Therapy, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
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- Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physical Therapy, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.,Israel Defense Force Medical Corps, Zerifin, Israel
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Hamacher D, Brennicke M, Behrendt T, Alt P, Törpel A, Schega L. Motor-cognitive dual-tasking under hypoxia. Exp Brain Res 2017; 235:2997-3001. [PMID: 28721516 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5036-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hypoxic conditions diminish motor performance and cognitive functions, especially when the motor task and the cognitive task are conducted simultaneously. Hypoxia does further increase prefrontal cortex activity which provokes a reduced capability of efficient resource utilisation. This, again, might evoke that the capacity of the limited mental resources of a dual task will be reached at an earlier stage of task complexity. The purpose of our study was to examine whether a cognitive task would increase gait variability to a higher extent under hypoxic as compared to normoxic conditions. 18 young subjects walked on a treadmill with and without performing a cognitive task under normoxic vs. normobar hypoxic conditions. The variability of stride times was calculated and a two-way ANOVA with repeated measurements was performed to compare single-task walking with a dual task under both environmental conditions. Furthermore, we compared the cognitive performance while walking in different conditions with Wilcoxon tests. An interaction effect (F 1,34 = 6.178; p = 0.018; η p2 = 0.154) was observed indicating that in the dual-task condition, there was a greater increase in gait variability in hypoxic conditions as compared to normoxic conditions. We further observed that under hypoxic conditions, each participant performed worse in the cognitive task while walking (p < 0.001). Hypoxia might decrease the ability of performing a motor-cognitive dual task. We speculate that performing a dual task under hypoxia requires a shift of resources away from prefrontal regions. However, future research should verify this assumption examining prefrontal cortex activity while dual-task walking under normoxic conditions to analyse the haemodynamic responses of the brain.
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- Dennis Hamacher
- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department III, Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Zschokkestraße 32, 39104, Magdeburg, Germany
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The disruptive effects of pain on multitasking in a virtual errands task. Scand J Pain 2017; 16:29-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background and aims
Pain is known to have a disruptive effect on cognitive performance, but prior studies have used highly constrained laboratory tasks that lack ecological validity. In everyday life people are required to complete more complex sets of tasks, prioritising task completion and recalling lists of tasks which need to be completed, and these tasks continue to be attempted during episodes or states of pain. The present study therefore examined the impact of thermal induced pain on a simulated errand task.
Methods
Fifty-five healthy adults (36 female) performed the Edinburgh Virtual Errands Task (EVET) either during a painful thermal sensation or with no concurrent pain. Participants also completed the Experience of Cognitive Intrusion of Pain (ECIP) questionnaire to measure their self-reported cognitive impact of pain in general life.
Results
Participants who completed the EVET task in pain and who self-reported high intrusion of pain made significantly more errors than those who reported lower intrusion on the ECIP.
Conclusions
Findings here support the growing literature that suggests that pain has a significant impact on cognitive performance. Furthermore, these findings support the developing literature suggesting that this relationship is complex when considering real world cognition, and that self-report on the ECIP relates well to performance on a task designed to reflect the complexities of everyday living.
Implications
If extrapolated to chronic pain populations, these data suggest that pain during complex multitasking performance may have a significant impact on the number of errors made. For people highly vulnerable to cognitive intrusion by pain, this may result in errors such as selecting the wrong location or item to perform tasks, or forgetting to perform these tasks at the correct time. If these findings are shown to extend to chronic pain populations then occupational support to manage complex task performance, using for example diaries/electronic reminders, may help to improve everyday abilities.
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Between-day test-retest reliability of gait variability in older individuals improves with a familiarization trial. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:327-329. [PMID: 26846558 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0536-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gait variability is an important measure in clinical settings to diagnose older individuals with fall risk. This study examines whether a familiarization trial improves test-retest reliability of gait variability. Twenty-two older participants walked twice at 1 day and twice 7 days later. The standard deviations of stride length, swing time, stance time, stride time and minimum foot clearance were calculated. The test-retest reliability of (1) between-day comparison of the first trials and (2) between-day comparison of the second trials of all gait variability measures was quantified with the intraclass-correlation coefficient (ICC), the smallest detectable differences (SDD) and the bias and the limits of agreement (LoA). The between-day comparison of the second trials per day showed higher ICC values, lower LoA values and lower SDD values in all analyzed parameters. Our data suggest that the reliability of gait variability in an older population can be considerably improved just with the aid of one familiarization trial.
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Vickers J, Reed A, Decker R, Conrad BP, Olegario-Nebel M, Vincent HK. Effect of investigator observation on gait parameters in individuals with and without chronic low back pain. Gait Posture 2017; 53:35-40. [PMID: 28073085 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2016] [Revised: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Despite the ubiquity of gait assessment in clinic and research, it is unclear how observation impacts gait, particularly in persons with chronic pain and psychological stress. We compared temporal spatial gait patterns in people with and without chronic low back pain (CLBP) when they were aware and unaware of being observed. This was a repeated-measures, deception study in 55 healthy persons (32.0±12.4 yr, 24.2±2.7kg/m2) and persons with CLBP (51.9±17.9 yr, 27.8±4.4kg/m2). Participants performed one condition in which they were unaware of observation (UNW), and three conditions under investigator observation: (1) aware of observation (AWA), (2) investigators watching cadence, (3) investigators watching step length. Participants walked across an 8.4m gait mat, while temporal spatial parameters of gait were collected. The Medical Outcomes Short Form (SF-12), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were completed. Significant condition by group interactions were found for velocity and step length (p<0.05). Main effects of study condition existed for all gait variables except for step width. Main effects of group (healthy, LBP) were significant for all variables except for step width (p<0.05). Regression analyses revealed that after accounting for age, sex, and SF-12 mental component score, BDI scores predict velocity changes during walking from the UNW to AWA conditions. These findings show that people change their gait patterns when being observed. Gait analyses may require additional trials before data can reliably be interpreted and used for clinical decision-making.
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- Joshua Vickers
- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Interdisciplinary Center for Musculoskeletal Training and Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
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Exploring phase dependent functional gait variability. Hum Mov Sci 2017; 52:191-196. [PMID: 28237654 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2017.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gait variability is frequently used to evaluate the sensorimotor system and elderly fallers compared to non-fallers exhibit an altered variability in gait parameters during unchanged conditions. While gait variability is often interpreted as movement error, it is also necessary to change the gait pattern in order to react to internal and external perturbations. This phenomenon has been described as functional variability and ensures the stability of gait motor control. The aim of the current study is to explore the functional variability in relation to the different phases of the gait cycle (phase-dependent gait variability). Kinematics of the foot, shank and thigh were registered with inertial sensors (MTw2, Xsens Technologies B.V) in 25 older participants (70±6years) during normal overground walking. Phase-dependent variability was defined as the standard deviation of the Euclidean norm of the angular velocity data. To assess differences with respect to the variability of different body segments (foot, shank, and thigh), the statistical parametric mapping method was applied. In normal walking, the variability of the time-continuous foot kinematics during parts of the swing phase was higher compared to the shank (9-14% of swing phase, p<0.000) and to the thigh (3-43%, p<0.000 and 92%, p=0.024 of swing phase). Compared to the thigh, the shank kinematics was less variable at 62-64% (p=0.013) of the swing phase. The magnitudes of the variability were comparable regarding all three body segments during mid swing. Furthermore, those magnitudes of variability were smallest during mid swing where the minimum toe clearance was identified. In conclusion, we found signs of phase-dependent functional variability particularly in the swing phase of gait. In fact, we found reduced variability in the time-continuous foot kinematics in mid swing during normal walking where also the minimum toe clearance event occurs.
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Pain severity reduction in subjects with knee osteoarthritis decreases motor-cognitive dual-task costs. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2016; 39:62-64. [PMID: 27685331 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Revised: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pain has disruptive effects on cognitive functions leading to a decreased capability to multi task. This might be the reason why pain is a fall risk factor in dual-task situations. This study aims to relate a decrease/increase in pain severity with a decrease/increase in dual-task costs of gait variability, which is associated with fall risk, in patients with osteoarthritis prior to and 6-8weeks after total knee replacement. METHODS We assessed the variability of minimum toe clearance in normal walking and dual-task walking in 36 patients (14 male and 22 female participants; age=mean 64.4, SD (9.2) years) with knee osteoarthritis one day before total knee replacement and again 6-8weeks after the operation. We assessed pain severity with the Brief Pain Inventory. Dual-task costs were calculated as the percentage change of gait variability from single-task walking to dual-task walking. We subtracted the post-test values from the pre-test values of both outcomes to get absolute changes. We calculated the correlation using Kendall's Tau. FINDINGS Subjects with a high difference of pain severity were more likely to have higher differences of dual-task costs of gait variability (rτ=0.416, p=0.000). INTERPRETATION Our data suggest that a reduction of pain severity goes along with a reduction in dual-task costs. This indicates that pain might have substantial influence on fall risk in daily-life multi-task situations due to its detrimental effects on cognitive processes which may be adequately addressable by interventions that alleviate pain.
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Hamacher D, Hamacher D, Herold F, Schega L. Are there differences in the dual-task walking variability of minimum toe clearance in chronic low back pain patients and healthy controls? Gait Posture 2016; 49:97-101. [PMID: 27395449 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The control of minimum toe clearance (MTC, as quantified with its stride-to-stride variability during walking) is a promising marker to evaluate motor control. The control of MTC, compared to other gait parameters, was reported to have higher priority. The relationship between the control of MTC and other gait parameters should be examined to elucidate tripping mechanisms. This study aimed at investigating the variability of MTC, stride time and stride length in normal walking and in dual-task walking in back pain sufferers. Twelve patients with chronic low back pain and twelve healthy controls walked with inertial sensors attached on their feet with and without a cognitive dual task. Standard deviations of stride time, stride length and MTC were calculated. Regarding the comparison of dual-task walking in pain patients vs. controls, we found higher variability in stride time in the back-pain group. Higher dual-task walking variability was observed in stride length and stride time only in back pain sufferers. Regarding MTC, however, neither a difference between groups nor between walking conditions were found. We observed that individuals with pain, who generally show higher gait variability, are able to control MTC in a dual-task condition indicating that their central nervous system might prioritize control of MTC over other gait parameters. Cases in which also MTC variability increase because of a dual task might characterize alarming fall risk. Dual-task MTC variability should, therefore, be estimated in individuals with severe fall risk as in old individuals with pain, frail people or neurological patients.
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- Dennis Hamacher
- Department of Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
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- Department of Sport Science, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Sport Science, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
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Hamacher D, Hamacher D, Krowicki M, Schega L. Gait Variability in Chronic Back Pain Sufferers With Experimentally Diminished Visual Feedback: A Pilot Study. J Mot Behav 2015; 48:205-8. [DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2015.1073136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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