Author(s): Carvalho, Alberito Rodrigo ; Ribeiro Bertor, Welds Rodrigo ; Briani, Ronaldo Valdir [UNESP] ; Zanini, Gabriela Matte ; Silva, Ligia Inez ; Andrade, Alexandro ; Peyre-Tartaruga, Leonardo Alexandre
Date: 2018
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/161481
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): low back pain; human locomotion; walking
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The authors investigated the effects of chronic low back pain (LBP) and walking speed (WS) on metabolic power and cost of transport (CT). Subjects with chronic nonspecific LBP (LBP group [LG]; n = 9) and healthy (control group [CG]; n = 9) were included. The test battery was divided into 3 blocks according to WS as follows: preferred self-selected speed (PS), and lower and higher than the PS. In each block, the volunteers walked 5min, during which oxygen consumption was measured. Although without differences between groups, the LG had CT lower in slower speeds than in faster speeds. Walking speed affected CT only in the LG, which the group had the greatest walking economy at slower speeds.
Univ Estadual Oeste Parana, Clin Fisioterapia Unioeste, Fisioterapia, Rua Univ 2069, BR-85819110 Cascavel, Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fisioterapia, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
Univ Estadual Santa Catarina, Educ Fis, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Educ Fis, BR-90046900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Univ Estadual Paulista, Fisioterapia, Presidente Prudente, Brazil
