Clinical Study

The Influence of Pain Distribution on Walking Velocity and Horizontal Ground Reaction Forces in Patients with Low Back Pain

Table 1

Demographics of the control, back pain only (BPO) and back pain with unilateral referred leg pain (LGP) groups.

ParametersControl ( )
12 female 8 male
BPO ( )
12 female 8 male
LGP ( )
12 female 8 male
Mean ± SD (range)Mean ± SD (range)Mean ± SD (range)

Age (yrs)46.4 ± 11.0 (27–65)46.0 + 10.6 (25–61)46.1 ± 10.6 (25–62)
Height (cm)167.8 ± 9.4 (152.4–182.9)171.6 ± 11.3 (160.0–190.5)171.2 ± 9.5 (154.9–188.0)
Weight (kg)71.7 ± 15.6 (45.8–105.2)78.6 ± 19.1 (48.9–117.9)72.8 ± 14.3 (51.4–100.2)
Body mass index (kg/m2)25.3 ± 4.2 (19.4–35.3)26.5 ± 5.5 (19.1–40.9)24.8 ± 4.4 (19.7–33.8)
True leg length discrepancy (cm)0.8 ± 0.5 (0.0–2.0)0.6 ± 0.5 (0.0–1.5)0.7 ± 0.5 (0.0–2.0)