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  • Case Report   
  • J Nov Physiother 2018, Vol 8(2): 383
  • DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000383

Effects of Defensive Style Nordic Walking Intervention in Patients with Lumbar and Lower-Limb Osteoarthritis

Chiho Fukusaki1*, Kannika Leetawesup1, Noriaki Kato2, Yuma Kadokura2, Kimitaka Nakazawa3, Hideo Yano4 and Naokata Ishii1,3
1Research Center for Total Life Health and Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
2Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
3Sports Science Laboratory, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
4Fuji Onsen Hospital, , Yamanashi, Japan
*Corresponding Author : Chiho Fukusaki PhD, Research Center for Total Life Health and Sports Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-shi, Chiba, 277-8563, Japan, Tel: +81-471-36-4642, Email: fukusaki@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Received Date: Mar 08, 2018 / Accepted Date: Mar 13, 2018 / Published Date: Mar 14, 2018

Abstract

Regular exercise is effective for improving physical functions and pain relief in patients with lumbar and lowerlimb osteoarthritis. However, some of the patients have difficulty in performing land-based exercises due to disease status. This study focused on defensive style Nordic walking as a land-based exercise the patients can perform and aimed to investigate the effects of defensive style Nordic walking intervention on functional performance and pain in patients with lumbar and lower-limb osteoarthritis with low walking capacity. After 10 weeks of non-intervention, thirteen patients participated in the defensive style Nordic walking intervention for 10 weeks. The sixty-minute Nordic walking exercise was conducted once a week. Self-reported maximum walking distance without a break of the patients was less than 1 km and eight patients usually use a cane while walking. Functional performance measurement was conducted before non-intervention, after non-intervention (before intervention), and after intervention periods. Pain was measured using visual analog scale before and after each exercise session. Indices to estimate mobility, lower-limb muscle strength, and balance ability were improved by the intervention as compared with the non-intervention. Pain score decreased immediately after one session of defensive style Nordic walking and throughout the intervention period. These results suggest that the defensive style Nordic walking is an effective landbased exercise to improve mobility, lower-limb muscle strength, balance, and pain relief in patients with lumbar and lower-limb osteoarthritis with low walking capacity.

Keywords: Nordic walking; Osteoarthritis; Functional performance; Pain

Citation: Fukusaki C, Leetawesup K, Kato N, Kadokura Y, Nakazawa K, et al. (2018) Effects of Defensive Style Nordic Walking Intervention in Patients with Lumbar and Lower-Limb Osteoarthritis. J Nov Physiother 8: 383. Doi: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000383

Copyright: © 2018 Fukusaki C, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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