期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：1
页码：179-182
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Hard work in farming may lead to lumbar spinal stenosis, and consequently, to pain. The pain and neurologicaldisorders may lead to disability and postural disorders.Objective. The aim of the presented study was to analyse postural stability and its correlation with functional disability ofpatients with lumbar spinal stenosis living in rural areas.Materials and methods. The study population consisted of 30 rural patients with lumbar spinal stenosis; mean age: 51.40(±12.92); mean BMI: 28.60 (±3.77). The control group consisted of 30 rural inhabitants without spinal disorders. Posturalstability was tested on the Biodex Balance System. The patients were also evaluated according to the ODI, the Rolland-Morris disability questionnaire, and VAS.Results. The mean results of the patients studied were as follows: 49.37 (±17.39) according to ODI, 15 (±6.19) according tothe Rolland-Morris disability scale, and pain intensity of 7 (±1.93) according to the VAS. The following statistically significantdifferences were found: the mean balance index result was 1.8 (±1.88) and 0.64 (±0.41) in the control group. The mean centreof mass deviation in the A/P plane was 1.39 (±1.88) and 0.46 (±0.41) in the control group. The mean centre of mass deviationin the M/L plane was 0.8 (±0.51) and 0.32 (±0.22) in the control group. The balance in the studied population correlatedsignificantly with the Rolland-Morris disability questionnaire and the VAS.Conclusions: 1) Serious disability was found in rural patients with spinal stenosis. There was a statistically significantcorrelation between the disability and postural stability disorders. 2) Most of the patients (84%) were overweight. 3) Posturalstability disorders were statistically significant for both the stability index and the A/P plane deviation
