Vertical Heterophoria and Postural Control in Nonspecific Chronic Low Back Pain

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 6; no. 3; p. e18110
• Main Authors: Matheron, Eric, Kapoula, Zoï
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.03.2011; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adolescent; Adult; Back pain; Biology; Cancellation; Center of pressure; Chronic Disease; Chronic illnesses; Chronic pain; Comparative analysis; Female; Force plates; Health care; Heterophoria; Humans; Low back pain; Low Back Pain - complications; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Male; Pain; Pain management; Physiology; Posture; Posture - physiology; Pressure; Strabismus - complications; Strabismus - physiopathology; Traumatic brain injury; Young Adult; Young adults; France

The purpose of this study was to test postural control during quiet standing in nonspecific chronic low back pain (LBP) subjects with vertical heterophoria (VH) before and after cancellation of VH; also to compare with healthy subjects with, and without VH. Fourteen subjects with LBP took part in th...