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The Effect of Wall-squat with Short-Foot Exercise on Pain and Pelvic alignment of Chronic Low Back Pain with Pronated Foot

단축발 운동을 적용한 벽 스쿼트 운동이 엎침발을 동반한 만성 허리통증환자의 통증과 골반 정렬에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Nam-Jun (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Han-Suk (Department of Physical Therapy, Eulji University)
  • 김남준 (을지대학교 물리치료학과 일반대학원) ;
  • 이한숙 (을지대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2021.09.27
  • Accepted : 2021.10.23
  • Published : 2021.11.30
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Abstract

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of wall-squat with short-foot exercise on pain, dysfunction, and pelvic alignment in chronic low back pain patients. METHODS: Thirty outpatients diagnosed with chronic low back pain and pronated foot were enrolled in this study. The patients were divided randomly into a wall-squat with short-foot exercise group (WS; n = 15) and a normal wall-squat exercise group (NW; n = 15). These groups performed their respective exercises 15 times, for three sets, three times a week over six weeks. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure the subjects' pain, and the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ) was used to measure the subjects' dysfunction. A navicular drop test (NDT) was used to measure the subjects' arch height. To assess the patients' pelvic alignment, their lordosis, sacral tilt, lumbar width, sacral width, ilium length, and ilium width were measured by X-ray imaging. RESULTS: Both the WS and NW groups exhibited significant decreases in their VAS and RMDQ scores after exercise (p < .05). The WS group exhibited significant increases in their arch height (p < .05). Significant differences in the VAS, sacral tilt, sacral width, and ilium length were observed between the WS and NW groups (p < .05). CONCLUSION: These results suggest that wall-squat exercise is effective in decreasing the level of pain and dysfunction in chronic low back pain patients. In addition, the wall-squat with short-foot exercise is considered more effective in improving the pelvic alignment than without short-foot exercise. This can be an effective method for the non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatment of chronic low back pain

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