Stress enhances gait disturbance induced by lumbar disc degeneration in rat.
Daisuke FukuiMamoru KawakamiTomonori MatsumotoMitsuru NaikiPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2017)
The demonstration by CatWalk analysis may indicate that SART stress enhanced gait disturbance. In this animal model, we demonstrated for the first time that stress may be a factor involved in worsening of low back pain.