Naoki Segi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Taisuke Seki, Shinya Ishizuka, Yasuhiko Takegami, Masaaki Machino, Sadayuki Ito, Hiroyuki Koshimizu, Hiroyuki Tomita, Yukiharu Hasegawa, Shiro Imagama
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of pelvic compensation on standing balance in healthy volunteers. METHODS: The 180 healthy volunteers were recruited at a basic health checkup. The inclusion criteria were: 1) age ≥ 65 years, 2) underwent a whole spine radiograph and stabilometry, 3) well-balanced standing posture with a sagittal vertical axis <50 mm, and 4) a visual analog scale of lower back pain of <20 mm...
September 26, 2021: Global Spine Journal