The association of fear of movement and postural sway in people with low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fear of movement is thought to interfere with the recovery from low back pain (LBP). To date, the relationship between fear of movement and postural balance has not been adequately elucidated. Recent findings suggest that more specific fears need to be assessed and put in relation to a specific movement task. We propose that the fear to bend the trunk in a certain direction is distinctly related to the amount of postural sway in different directions. Therefore, our aim was to investigate whether fear of movement in general and fear of bending the trunk in a certain plane is related to postural sway.

Methods

Data was collected from participants with LBP during two assessments ~3 weeks apart. Postural sway was measured with a force-platform during quiet standing wit

SUBMITTER: Meinke A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716132 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature