Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women
Abstract Background Trunk pelvic dissociation is fundamental to the compensatory mechanism for muscle weakness during body bending. We carried out an early investigation of gait changes in a sample of community-dwelling women ≥60 years without gait complaints. The primary objective was to correlate...
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doaj-470258c7f9364e458098ebd13fea3cfb2021-06-13T11:53:16ZengBMCAdvances in Rheumatology2523-31062021-06-016111910.1186/s42358-021-00191-7Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older womenLeda Magalhaes Oliveira0Suely Roizenblatt1Flavio Duarte Silva2Arnaldo Roizenblatt3Artur Rocha Correa Fernandes4Vera Lucia Szejnfeld5Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Department of Internal Medicine, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Medical Student Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (UNIFESP)Abstract Background Trunk pelvic dissociation is fundamental to the compensatory mechanism for muscle weakness during body bending. We carried out an early investigation of gait changes in a sample of community-dwelling women ≥60 years without gait complaints. The primary objective was to correlate spine and pelvic angles with performance tests and accelerometry parameters. The secondary objective was to correlate performance tests with accelerometry. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 54 community-dwelling women ≥60 years were subjected to Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), performance tests (Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go, and Gait analysis), and radiographic analysis of sagittal alignment (Thoracic and Lumbar Cobb, Pelvic Incidence, Sacral Slope, and Pelvic Tilt angles). Gait speed was assessed in a 10-m comfortable walk, and accelerometry parameters were obtained in a 30-m walk distance. Results The sample, aged 72 ± 6 years, exhibited moderate correlation between Sacral Slope and Step Length (+ 0.615). Sacral Slope weakly correlated with FES-I (− 0.339), Berg Balance Scale (+ 0.367), and with further accelerometry data in the AP plane: RMS, (+ 0.439) and Stride Regularity (+ 0.475), p < 0.05, all. Lumbar Cobb weakly correlated with the following accelerometry data in the AP plane: Step Length (+ 0.405), RMS, (+ 0.392), and Stride Regularity (+ 0.345), p < 0.05, all. Additionally, Stride Regularity in AP moderately correlated with FES-I (0,561, p < 0.05), among other weak correlations between performance tests and accelerometry data in AP. Conclusions Early alterations in Sacral Slope and gait abnormalities in the AP plane may provide understanding of the early gait changes in robust older women.https://doi.org/10.1186/s42358-021-00191-7Gait; disabilitySpinal curvaturesPelvisAging |
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Leda Magalhaes Oliveira Suely Roizenblatt Flavio Duarte Silva Arnaldo Roizenblatt Artur Rocha Correa Fernandes Vera Lucia Szejnfeld Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women Advances in Rheumatology Gait; disability Spinal curvatures Pelvis Aging |
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Leda Magalhaes Oliveira Suely Roizenblatt Flavio Duarte Silva Arnaldo Roizenblatt Artur Rocha Correa Fernandes Vera Lucia Szejnfeld |
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Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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Relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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relationship of the sacral slope with early gait derangements in robust older women |
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Advances in Rheumatology |
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Abstract Background Trunk pelvic dissociation is fundamental to the compensatory mechanism for muscle weakness during body bending. We carried out an early investigation of gait changes in a sample of community-dwelling women ≥60 years without gait complaints. The primary objective was to correlate spine and pelvic angles with performance tests and accelerometry parameters. The secondary objective was to correlate performance tests with accelerometry. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 54 community-dwelling women ≥60 years were subjected to Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), performance tests (Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go, and Gait analysis), and radiographic analysis of sagittal alignment (Thoracic and Lumbar Cobb, Pelvic Incidence, Sacral Slope, and Pelvic Tilt angles). Gait speed was assessed in a 10-m comfortable walk, and accelerometry parameters were obtained in a 30-m walk distance. Results The sample, aged 72 ± 6 years, exhibited moderate correlation between Sacral Slope and Step Length (+ 0.615). Sacral Slope weakly correlated with FES-I (− 0.339), Berg Balance Scale (+ 0.367), and with further accelerometry data in the AP plane: RMS, (+ 0.439) and Stride Regularity (+ 0.475), p < 0.05, all. Lumbar Cobb weakly correlated with the following accelerometry data in the AP plane: Step Length (+ 0.405), RMS, (+ 0.392), and Stride Regularity (+ 0.345), p < 0.05, all. Additionally, Stride Regularity in AP moderately correlated with FES-I (0,561, p < 0.05), among other weak correlations between performance tests and accelerometry data in AP. Conclusions Early alterations in Sacral Slope and gait abnormalities in the AP plane may provide understanding of the early gait changes in robust older women. |
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Gait; disability Spinal curvatures Pelvis Aging |
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