Comparing postural strategy changes following adapted versus non-adapted responses in subjects with and without spinal stenosis

There was a gender difference based on the vertical excursion of the normalized BCOM (F = 5.92, p = 0.02) as well as the normalized amplitude of GRF (F = 4.17, p = 0.04). It was shown that male subjects implemented better adjustment strategies during adapted and non-adapted responses in order to improve body stability. In this way, manual therapists should be aware that gender differences exist in patients with spinal stenosis since the condition may change the individual's postural adjustment ability.