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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THORACIC KYPHOSIS, HEAD POSTURE AND CERVICAL RANGE OF MOTION IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT CERVICAL SPINE DYSFUNCTION

International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2016
Background: Excessive Thoracic Kyphosis (TK) and Forward Head Posture(FHP) become more apparent in aging adults from the accumulation of remodeling in response to habitual postures.
Vidhi Shah, Annamma Varghese
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Angle of Kyphosis Curve, Forward Head and Motion Rang of Shoulder Joint in Elite Handball Players [PDF]

Sport Sciences and Health Research, 2014
When athletes enter professional activities, they may face abnormalitieswhich are variable depending on the type of sport activities. Forward head,shoulder mal-alignments and spinal column are the main posturaldeviations in athletes with overhead ...
Abouzar Saadatian, Mansour Sahebozamani, Saeed Imanizadeh   +2 more
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Clinical methods for quantifying body segment posture: a literature review [PDF]

, 2011
Purpose. Clinicians commonly assess posture in persons with musculoskeletal disorders and tend to do so subjectively. Evidence-based practice requires the use of valid, reliable and sensitive tools to monitor treatment effectiveness.
Cheriet, Farida, Ehrmann Feldman, Debbie, Fortin, Carole, Labelle, Hubert   +3 more
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Controle postural de idosas com e sem osteoporose: há diferenças? [PDF]

, 2010
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Little is known about postural control among elderly individuals with osteoporosis and its relationship with falls. It has been suggested that elderly women with kyphosis and osteoporosis are at greater risk of falling.
BURKE, Thomaz Nogueira, CARDOSO, Viviam Inhasz, DANILEVICIUS, Camille Figueredo, FRANÇA, Fabio Jorge Renovato, MARQUES, Amélia Pasqual, MENESES, Sarah Rúbia Ferreira de, PEREIRA, Rosa Maria Rodrigues   +6 more
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Approaches for evaluation of thoracic kyphosis [PDF]

, 2021
The advanced age in people leads to a trend toward increasing the kyphotic curve in the thoracic section of the spine.This report aims to provide an updated overview of the approaches for evaluation of thoracic kyphosis applied in practice and to analyse
Filkova, Sylviya
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Low Back Pain in Athletes Is Associated with General and Sport Specific Risk Factors: A Comprehensive Review of Longitudinal Studies

Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015
We aimed to examine systematically the available evidence on risk factors of low back pain (LBP) in athletes. We performed search without language restriction in PubMed, Ovid, Google Scholar, Scopus, and CINAHL. Longitudinal studies that examined possible risk factors of LBP in athletes were included in this systematic review.
Vahideh Moradi, Amir-Hossein Memari, Monir ShayestehFar, Ramin Kordi, Francesco Giallauria   +4 more
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The Comparison of Musculoskeletal Variables in Females With and Without Functional Abdominal Bloating: A Protocol Study [PDF]

Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research
Background: Functional abdominal bloating (FAB) is a subjective sensation of increased abdominal pressure. Musculoskeletal factors may be related to functional abdominal bloating, but this association has not been investigated. The present study compares
Rezvan Ghomash Baf Zadeh, tayebeh roghani, Mostafa Raisi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Fateme Bokaee, Najimeh Tarkesh Isfahani, Seyed Mohsen Mirbod, Motahar Heidari-beni, Peyman Adibi   +8 more
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Normal Range of Thoracic Kyphosis in Male School Children

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Background. Although there are frequent studies about normal range of thoracic kyphosis, there is still a controversy about the exact values of this curve. In nine reported studies on 10 to 20 years of age boys, the value ranged from 25.1° to 53.3°. Objective for the Study.
MohammadBagher Shamsi, Korosh Veisi, Loghman Karimi, Javad Sarrafzadeh, Farid Najafi, J. Dubousset, G. Papachristou   +6 more
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Spine Curve Measures Taken in Individuals with Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Using the IONmed Mobile Phone Application Are Highly Consistent with Digital Inclinometer Measures

International Scholarly Research Notices, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Introduction. This study determined the agreement between measures of standing posture in individuals at risk of osteoporotic fracture obtained using the IONmed mobile phone application and a digital inclinometer. Methods. One experienced rater assessed 20 adults, aged 55–88 years, attending an outpatient osteoporosis clinic.
Norma J. MacIntyre, Chris P. Recknor, Julie C. Recknor, Y.-W. Hsieh, C.-L. Kao, A. Ozcan Edeer   +5 more
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The reliability and validity of upper quadrant posture and two-dimensional range of motion measurement tools

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2008
Measuring upper quadrant posture and movement is a challenge to researchers and clinicians. A  range of postural measurement tools is commonly used in the clinical setting and in research projects to evaluate postural align-ment, but information about ...
S. Van Niekerk, Q. Louw
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