ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2021
Gait and Axial Spondyloarthritis: Comparative Gait Analysis Study Using Foot-Worn Inertial Sensors.
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Gait Parameters as Predictors of Functional and Activity Scores in Ankylosing Spondylitis : the FoLoMI Study
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wearables for Measuring the Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2022Pooled it
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- Temporal changes in gait parameters and muscle activation during sustained walking in children with spastic cerebral palsy.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Optomechanical Analysis of Gait in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gait Training of Healthy Older Adults in a Sitting Position using the Wearable Robot to Assist Arm-swing Rhythm, WALK-MATE ROBOT.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of ankylosing spondylitis on foot health and quality of life: an observational case-control study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of daily physical therapy over 2 weeks on spinal mobility including objective electronic measurements and function in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal parameters and gait variability in people with psoriatic arthritis (PsA): a cross-sectional study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- The effects of a secondary task on gait in axial spondyloarthritis.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAxial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can lead to spinal mobility restrictions associated with restricted lower limb ranges of motion, thoracic kyphosis, spinopelvic ankylosis, or decrease in muscle strength. It is well known that these factors can have consequences on spatiotemporal gait parameters during walking. However, no study has assessed spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with axSpA. Divergent results have been obtained in the studies assessing spatiotemporal gait parameters in ankylosing spondylitis, a subgroup of axSpA, which could be partly explained by self-reported pain intensity scores at time of assessment. Inertial measurement units (IMUs) are increasingly popular and may facilitate gait assessment in clinical practice.
objectiveThis study compared spatiotemporal gait parameters assessed with foot-worn IMUs in patients with axSpA and matched healthy individuals without and with pain intensity score as a covariate.
methodsA total of 30 patients with axSpA and 30 age- and sex-matched healthy controls performed a 10-m walk test at comfortable speed. Various spatiotemporal gait parameters were computed from foot-worn inertial sensors including gait speed in ms
resultsAge, height, and weight were not significantly different between groups. Self-reported pain intensity was significantly higher in patients with axSpA than healthy controls (P<.001). Independent sample t tests indicated that patients with axSpA presented lower gait speed (P<.001) and cadence (P=.004), shorter stride length (P<.001) and swing time (P<.001), and longer double support time (P<.001) and stance time (P<.001) than healthy controls. When using pain intensity as a covariate, spatiotemporal gait parameters were still significant with patients with axSpA exhibiting lower gait speed (P<.001), shorter stride length (P=.001) and swing time (P<.001), and longer double support time (P<.001) and stance time (P<.001) than matched healthy controls. Interestingly, there were no longer statistically significant between-group differences observed for the cadence (P=.17).
conclusionsGait was significantly altered in patients with axSpA with reduced speed, cadence, stride length, and swing time and increased double support and stance time. Taken together, these changes in spatiotemporal gait parameters could be interpreted as the adoption of a so-called cautious gait pattern in patients with axSpA. Among factors that may influence gait in patients with axSpA, patient self-reported pain intensity could play a role. Finally, IMUs allowed computation of spatiotemporal gait parameters and are usable to assess gait in patients with axSpA in clinical routine.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03761212; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03761212. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR2-10.1007/s00296-019-04396-4.
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