SynthesisFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2025
How non-specific low back pain affects gait kinematics: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Assessment of Task-Specific Gait and Balance Deficits in Chronic Low Back Pain Using Multi-Sensor Inertial Measurement Units.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- AI-Supported Functional Pain Phenotyping in Low Back Pain Using Sensor-Based Gait and Neuromuscular Biomarkers.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deep Learning-Based Temporal Gait Analysis Using a Smartphone IMU in Older Adults with and Without Non-Specific Low Back Pain.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A multimodal approach to equine thoracolumbar myofascial pain: integrating clinical examination, AI-based gait analysis, and the ridden horse pain ethogram.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
- Deep learning based screening and regular assessment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using wearable IMU sensors.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Impact of Hip Exercises on Postural Stability and Function in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) is a is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal condition, with an estimated 619 million prevalent cases worldwide in 2020. Alterations in spinal and lower limb dynamics are considered as potential factors directly involved in this condition, thus we carried out a systematic review to summarize the evidence regarding walking kinematics in NS-LBP. Methods: The reporting of this review followed the "2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis" (PRISMA 2020 checklist) and the protocol was preliminary registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023431380). A search strategy was implemented in Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and IEEE Xplore databases, up to March 2024. Inclusion criteria were: any analytical observational research instrumentally assessing the trunk and lower limbs kinematics of spontaneous walking in NS-LBP, in a comparison with healthy people. Study selection and data extraction were performed by two blinded reviewers, the methodological quality was evaluated by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist and the quality of the evidence was rated through GRADE criteria. Results: Overall, a total of 19 cross-sectional studies were included in this review and none of those was found without methodological issues. The meta-analysis showed a lower gait velocity [-15.42 (-22.78, -8.06) cm/s; Conclusion: There is very-low quality evidence that gait speed, cadence and step length are reduced in patients with NS-LBP. There is proof of a movement reduction in the lower lumbar spine and in the pelvis, both in the transverse and in the frontal plane. No differences in the lower limb kinematics was consistent over the studies. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42023431380.
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