title: Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain who reported reduction in pain and improvement in function also demonstrated an improvement in gait pattern.
abstract: To assess the changes in gait pattern and clinical symptoms of patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) following a home-based biomechanical treatment (HBBT).
  
  
  
  This was a retrospective analysis of 60 CNSLBP patients. All patients underwent a gait evaluation and completed self-assessment questionnaires at pre-treatment and after 3 and 6 months of a HBBT (AposTherapy). Twenty-four healthy, aged-matched individuals served as a reference group.
  
  
  
  Significant differences were found in all gait parameters and clinical symptoms between patients with CNSLBP and healthy people before treatment. Significant improvements were found in all gait parameters and clinical measures following 6 months of therapy including an increase in gait velocity (10.6 %), step length (5.6 %), cadence (5 %), and quality of life and a decrease in pain (13.3 %). There were no significant differences between groups in the gait parameters following 6 months of treatment.
  
  
  
  Significant differences exist between patients with CNSLBP and healthy controls in terms of gait pattern and self-assessed health status. The examined HBBT led to significant improvements in gait pattern, reduction in pain, improved function and increased quality of life. However, future studies should validate these results while comparing this treatment to other treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Spine Division, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Yair
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Barzilay
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, 1st Abba Even Blvd, Herzliya, Israel.
authors.forename: Ganit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
authors.forename: Raphael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lotan
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Gilad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regev
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: Yiftah
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Beer
authors.affiliation: Spine Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center Beth Israel Hospital, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Baron S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lonner
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, 1st Abba Even Blvd, Herzliya, Israel. researchdept10@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mor
authors.affiliation: AposTherapy Research Group, 1st Abba Even Blvd, Herzliya, Israel.
authors.forename: Avi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elbaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies
keywords: Biomechanical treatment; Gait; Non-specific low back pain; Pain; Physical function