Open AccessThe effect of rollover footwear on pain, disability and lumbar posture in patients with low back pain
Author(s) -
Rahimi Atefe,
Forghany Saeed,
Nester Christopher,
pol Fateme
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-7-s1-a20
Subject(s) - medicine , low back pain , lumbar , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rollover (web design) , ankle , rehabilitation , orthopedic surgery , back pain , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders [1]. Exercise therapy is often advised [2, 3] but requires a significant time commitment, can rely on equipment or health professionals and risks low compliance. As an alternative or adjunct, shoes with a curved sole profile are thought to produce beneficial changes in ankle, knee, hip and back position and posture [4]. Therefore, the aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the effect of rollover footwear on pain, disability and lumbar posture in patients with lumbar pain.