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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

BackMov: Individualized Motion Capture-Based Test to Assess Low Back Pain Mobility Recovery after Treatment.

Fernando Villalba-Meneses, Cesar Guevara, Paolo A Velásquez-López, Isaac Arias-Serrano, Stephanie A Guerrero-Ligña, Camila M Valencia-Cevallos, Diego Almeida-Galárraga, Carolina Cadena-Morejón, Javier Marín, José J Marín

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fernando Villalba-MenesesIDERGO (Research and Development in Ergonomics), I3A (Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón), University of Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7236-7499
Cesar GuevaraCentro de Investigación en Mecatrónica y Sistemas Interactivos-MIST, Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Quito 170103, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-1571-5829
Paolo A Velásquez-LópezSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-3925-1048
Isaac Arias-SerranoSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-1877-3648
Stephanie A Guerrero-LigñaSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0001-7127-8438
Camila M Valencia-CevallosSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-0133-7919
Diego Almeida-GalárragaSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-9196-335X
Carolina Cadena-MorejónSchool of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí 100119, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-5199-5883
Javier MarínIDERGO (Research and Development in Ergonomics), I3A (Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón), University of Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4527-3267
José J MarínIDERGO (Research and Development in Ergonomics), I3A (Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón), University of Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3223-1324
Universidad Yachay Tech · ECUniversidad de Zaragoza · ESUniversidad Indoamérica · EC

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a common issue that negatively affects a person's quality of life and imposes substantial healthcare expenses. In this study, we introduce the (Back-pain Movement) BackMov test, using inertial motion capture (MoCap) to assess lumbar movement changes in LBP patients. The test includes flexion-extension, rotation, and lateralization movements focused on the lumbar spine. To validate its reproducibility, we conducted a test-retest involving 37 healthy volunteers, yielding results to build a minimal detectable change (MDC) graph map that would allow us to see if changes in certain variables of LBP patients are significant in relation to their recovery. Subsequently, we evaluated its applicability by having 30 LBP patients perform the movement's test before and after treatment (15 received deep oscillation therapy; 15 underwent conventional therapy) and compared the outcomes with a specialist's evaluations. The test-retest results demonstrated high reproducibility, especially in variables such as range of motion, flexion and extension ranges, as well as velocities of lumbar movements, which stand as the more important variables that are correlated with LBP disability, thus changes in them may be important for patient recovery. Among the 30 patients, the specialist's evaluations were confirmed using a low-back-specific Short Form (SF)-36 Physical Functioning scale, and agreement was observed, in which all patients improved their well-being after both treatments. The results from the specialist analysis coincided with changes exceeding MDC values in the expected variables. In conclusion, the BackMov test offers sensitive variables for tracking mobility recovery from LBP, enabling objective assessments of improvement. This test has the potential to enhance decision-making and personalized patient monitoring in LBP management.

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Low Back PainBiomechanical PhenomenaHumansMotion CaptureQuality of LifeRange of Motion, ArticularReproducibility of Resultsdeep oscillation therapyinertial measurement unitlow back painminimal detectable changerange of motion

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PMID38339630
PMCPMC10857203
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