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Examining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association of self-reported physical function with subjective and objective measures as well as temporospatial gait features in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).

Design

Cross-sectional pilot study.

Setting

Outpatient multispecialty clinic.

Participants

Participants with LSS and matched controls without LSS (n=10 per group; N=20).

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

Self-reported physical function (36-Item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36] physical functioning domain), Oswestry Disability Index, Swiss Spinal Stenosis Questionnaire, the Neurogenic Claudication Outcome Score, and inertia measurement unit (IMU)-derived temporospatial gait features.

Results

Higher self-reported physical function scores (SF-36 physical functioning) correlated with lower disability ratings, neurogenic claudication, and symptom severity ratings in patients with LSS (P<.05). Compared with controls without LSS, patients with LSS have lower scores on physical capacity measures (median total distance traveled on 6-minute walk test: controls 505 m vs LSS 316 m; median total distance traveled on self-paced walking test: controls 718 m vs LSS 174 m). Observed differences in IMU-derived gait features, physical capacity measures, disability ratings, and neurogenic claudication scores between populations with and without LSS were statistically significant.

Conclusions

Further evaluation of the association of IMU-derived temporospatial gait with self-reported physical function, pain related-disability, neurogenic claudication, and spinal stenosis symptom severity score in LSS would help clarify their role in tracking LSS outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Odonkor CA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8463455 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Examining the Association Between Self-Reported Estimates of Function and Objective Measures of Gait and Physical Capacity in Lumbar Stenosis.

Odonkor Charles A CA Taraben Salam S Tomkins-Lane Christy C Zhang Wei W Muaremi Amir A Leutheuser Heike H Sun Ruopeng R Smuck Matthew M

Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation 20210724 3

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the association of self-reported physical function with subjective and objective measures as well as temporospatial gait features in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional pilot study.<h4>Setting</h4>Outpatient multispecialty clinic.<h4>Participants</h4>Participants with LSS and matched controls without LSS (n=10 per group; N=20).<h4>Interventions</h4>Not applicable.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Self-reported physical function (36-Item Short For ...[more]

PMID: 34589697

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Results

Conclusions

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