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Type of Article:  Case Study

Volume 7; Issue 2 (March 2019)

Page No.: 2997-3002

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2018.202

FUNCTIONAL GAIT PARAMETERS AS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A CASE STUDY

Ali A. Bani-Ahmed PT, CPT, CKTP,CDNP, Ph.D 1

1 Department of Physical Therapy. University of Tabuk (UT). 71491 Tabuk, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

Corresponding Author: Ali A. Bani-Ahmad, PT, CPT, CKTP, PhD, Assistant Professor and consultant of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Applied medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, 71491 Tabuk, KSA. Mobile: (00966)\ 533933971 Office (Extension): 014456 (1602 ) E-Mail: ali.baniahmed@gmail.com; a.baniahmad@ut.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

We report a 38 yrs old patient with a previously diagnosed Chronic Low Back Pain who became severely functionally impaired as evidenced by the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (56%). The aim of this study was to introduce changes in functional gait parameters as an assessment tool before and after a single session of Kinesiotape application in a patient with chronic LBP. We introduced, for the first time, gait parameters including the 10-meter walk test and the 6-minute walk test as the functional gait parameters of interest. There was (1) a 25% & 36% increase in normal walking speed  and fast walking speed, respectively as evidenced by the 10MWT with 72% decrease in pain  and (2) a 86% increase in walking tolerance as evidenced by the 6MWT with 88% decrease in pain. Our data demonstrated for the first time the possible effective use of gait assessment as objective motor performance measures to assess the therapy-induced improvement following therapeutic intervention in patient with chronic low back pain. We hope that these data will act as a starting point for further research to test the potential gait assessment measures to provide a more in-depth objective assessment in response to rehabilitation therapies in chronic low back pain patients.

Key words: Low Back pain, Gait, Kinesiotape, Chronic.

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Cite this article: Ali A. Bani-Ahmed. FUNCTIONAL GAIT PARAMETERS AS OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT TOOLS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A CASE STUDY. Int J Physiother Res 2019;7(2):2997-3002. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2018.202