OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare gait in patients with fibromyalgia and in matched controls. METHODS: Measurements must be obtained in patients with fibromyalgia, as the evaluation scales for this disorder are semi-quantitative. We used a patented gait analysis system (Locometrix Centaure Metrix, France) developed by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. Relaxed walking was evaluated in 14 women (mean age 50+/-5 years; mean height 162+/-5 cm; and mean body weight 68+/-13 kg) meeting American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia and in 14 controls matched on sex, age, height, and body weight. RESULTS: Gait during stable walking was severely altered in the patients. Walking speed was significantly diminished (P<0.001) as a result of reductions in stride length (P<0.001) and cycle frequency (P<0.001). The resulting bradykinesia (P<0.001) was the best factor for separating the two groups. Regularity was affected in the patients (P<0.01); this variable is interesting because it is independent of age and sex in healthy, active adults. CONCLUSION: Measuring the variables that characterize relaxed walking provides useful quantitative data in patients with fibromyalgia.
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare gait in patients with fibromyalgia and in matched controls. METHODS: Measurements must be obtained in patients with fibromyalgia, as the evaluation scales for this disorder are semi-quantitative. We used a patented gait analysis system (Locometrix Centaure Metrix, France) developed by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research. Relaxed walking was evaluated in 14 women (mean age 50+/-5 years; mean height 162+/-5 cm; and mean body weight 68+/-13 kg) meeting American College of Rheumatology criteria for fibromyalgia and in 14 controls matched on sex, age, height, and body weight. RESULTS: Gait during stable walking was severely altered in the patients. Walking speed was significantly diminished (P<0.001) as a result of reductions in stride length (P<0.001) and cycle frequency (P<0.001). The resulting bradykinesia (P<0.001) was the best factor for separating the two groups. Regularity was affected in the patients (P<0.01); this variable is interesting because it is independent of age and sex in healthy, active adults. CONCLUSION: Measuring the variables that characterize relaxed walking provides useful quantitative data in patients with fibromyalgia.
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