title: Effects of gyrokinesis exercise on the gait pattern of female patients with chronic low back pain.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to use kinematic variables to identify the effects of 8/weeks' performance of a gyrokinesis exercise on the gait pattern of females with chronic low back pain. [Subjects] The subjects of the present study were females in their late 20s to mid 30s who were chronic back pain patients. [Methods] A 3-D motion analysis system was used to measure the changes in their gait patterns between pre and post-gyrokintic exercise. The SPSS 21.0 statistics program was used to perform the paired t-test, to compare the gait patterns of pre-post-gyrokinesis exercise. [Results] In the gait analysis, pre-post-gyrokinesis exercise gait patterns showed statistically significant differences in right and left step length, stride length, right-left step widths, and stride speed. [Conclusion] Gait pattern analysis revealed increases in step length, stride length, and stride speed along with a decrease in step width after 8 weeks of gyrokinesis exercise, demonstrating it improved gait pattern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Science, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kook-Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Design Institute, Inje University, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae-Jin
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Chronic low back pain; Gait analysis; Gyrokinesis exercise