tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa hoc:" Effects of attention on the control of locomotion in individuals with chronic low back pain"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Effects of attention on the control of locomotion in individuals with chronic low back pain | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Open Access Effects of attention on the control of locomotion in individuals with chronic low back pain Claudine JC Lamoth 1 John F Stins1 Menno Pont2 Frederick Kerckhoff2 and Peter J Beek1 Address Research Institute MOVE Faculty of Human Movement Sciences VU University Amsterdam van der Boechorststraat 9 1081 BT Amsterdam the Netherlands and - Rehabilitation Center Amsterdam Department of Health and Behavior Overtoom 283 1054 HW Amsterdam the Netherlands Email Claudine JC Lamoth - John F Stins - Menno Pont - Frederick Peter J Beek - Corresponding author Published 25 April 2008 Received 16 November 2007 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008 5 13 doi 1743-0003-5-13 Accepted 25 April 2008 This article is available from http content 5 1 13 2008 Lamoth et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background People who suffer from low back pain LBP exhibit an abnormal gait pattern characterized by shorter stride length greater step width and an impaired thorax-pelvis coordination which may undermine functional walking. As a result gait in LBP may require stronger cognitive regulation compared to pain free subjects thereby affecting the degree of automaticity of gait control. Conversely because chronic pain has a strong attentional component diverting attention away from the pain might facilitate a more efficient walking pattern. Methods Twelve individuals with LBP and fourteen controls participated. Subjects walked on a treadmill at comfortable speed under varying conditions of attentional load