Possible Improvement of the Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment and Balance through “Locomotion Training” Exercises in Patients with “Locomotive Syndrome”: A Literature Review

<p>A 70-year-old woman with “locomotive syndrome risk level 2” from lumbar spondylosis. Standing whole-spine radiographs showed the sagittal vertical axis (SVA) of 42 mm with thoracic kyphosis (a). After our 6-month “locomotion training” outpatient rehabilitation program, she showed the improvement to “locomotive syndrome risk level 1” with the improved SVA up to 10 mm (&lt;40 mm, normal range) and decreased thoracic kyphosis in radiographs (b).</p>

Advances in Orthopedics

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Figure 1: Possible Improvement of the Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment and Balance through “Locomotion Training” Exercises in Patients with “Locomotive Syndrome”: A Literature Review 

Figure 1 | Possible Improvement of the Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment and Balance through “Locomotion Training” Exercises in Patients with “Locomotive Syndrome”: A Literature Review 