The effects of walking on spinal mobility of the patient with lumbar syndrome

Abstract

Introduction/Objective Lumbar syndrome often presents muscle imbalance of the
lumbar and abdominal region, most often as a result of sedentary lifestyle and obesity. The aim
of the study was to determine the effects of a separate and associated effect of kinesiotherapy
and walking on the outcome of the rehabilitation of people with chronic lumbar syndrome and
on the mobility of the lumbosacral part of the spinal column.
Methods Sixty persons of both sexes, aged between 45 and 65 years, with episodes of the
lumbar syndrome, were included in a three-weeks study conducted at the Institute for Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotović" in Banja Luka - Department VII in Slatina.
For the assessment of the subjective feeling of pain, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was
applied, and for the mobility of the spinal column, the Schober test (SCH). During the
rehabilitation treatment, both groups were subjected to standard kinesiotherapy treatment, and
the experimental group to walking. Testing the effects of the applied treatments was done using
the Repeated measure ANOVA analysis at the conclusion level p≤0.05.
Results The effects of the differences in the final measurement in both subsamples were high
and statistically significant in both variables in favor of the experimental group: male subsample
in the VAS variable -F1,28=30.1; p=.001 i SCH- F1,28=.27.9; p=.001; female subsample in the
VAS variable - F1,28=75.2; p=.001 and variable SCH- F1,28=20.73; p=.001.
Conclusion The program of kinesiotherapy in conjunction with walking, significantly improves
the final outcome of rehabilitation in people with chronic lumbar syndrome, both in the
functional and the subjective domain.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.2.74-85