Variability of Body Build and Physiological Spinal Curvatures of Young People in an Accelerated Longitudinal Study [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 The human body is characterized by the variability of the characteristics of body build, which is expressed in the instability of spinal curvatures, which change during ontogeny.
Adam Maszczyk +2 more
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Sitting Posture, Sagittal Spinal Curvatures and Back Pain in 8 to 12-Year-Old Children from the Region of Murcia (Spain): ISQUIOS Programme [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 To explore sagittal spinal alignment and pelvic disposition of schoolchildren in a slump sitting position is needed in order to establish preventive educational postural programs.
Antonio Cejudo +2 more
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Spinal curvatures of yoga practitioners compared to control participants-a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Purpose The angles of thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis determine the spinal alignment in the sagittal plane. The aim of this study was to compare the thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis of male and female yoga practitioners with non-practicing ...
Grabara M.
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Relationship Between Electromyographic Frequency of the Erector Spinae and Location, Direction, and Number of Spinal Curvatures in Children with Scoliotic Changes. [PDF]
Risk Manag Healthc Policy, 2021 Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between erector spinae electromyographic frequency (SEMG) and the location, direction and number of spinal curvatures in children with scoliotic changes.
Wilczyński J, Karolak P.
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The Influence of Nordic Walking on Isokinetic Trunk Muscle Endurance and Sagittal Spinal Curvatures in Women after Breast Cancer Treatment: Age-Specific Indicators. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2021 Nordic walking (NW) is a popular form of rehabilitation. NW improves psychophysical condition in breast cancer (BC) survivors. This study aimed to analyze the effects of NW on functional and postural changes of the trunk in women of different ages after ...
Hanuszkiewicz J +2 more
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Effect of 9-month Pilates program on sagittal spinal curvatures and hamstring extensibility in adolescents: randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 The percentage of spine misalignment increases during the childhood and adolescence stages. The Pilates method has been associated with an improvement in the sagittal spine disposition, but no studies have been conducted on adolescents.
González-Gálvez N +3 more
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Comparison of cervical muscle activity and spinal curvatures in the sitting position with 3 different sloping seats. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2020 Lumbar and pelvic alignment may have a huge impact on the posture of the spine and other parts. The aim of this study were to compare the spinal curvature of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine and the muscle activity of the cervical erector spinae ...
Yim J, Park J, Lohman E, Do K.
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Back Pain Related with Age, Anthropometric Variables, Sagittal Spinal Curvatures, Hamstring Extensibility, Physical Activity and Health Related Quality of Life in Male and Female High School Students. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020 Spinal pain (SP) is widely extended among adolescents. The origin of SP can be multifactorial; thus, the present study aimed to estimate the prevalence and risk of SP in high school students and to determine the differences in sagittal spinal curvatures ...
González-Gálvez N +4 more
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Sagittal spinal curvatures of young adults in the context of their self-reported physical activity and somatic parameters. [PDF]
Sci RepThe objective of this study was to assess the thoracic kyphosis (ThKA) and lumbar lordosis (LLA) in healthy young adults and to investigate potential relationships between spinal curvatures, self-reported physical activity (PA), and somatic parameters ...
Grabara M, Witkowska A.
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The Influence of the "Straighten Your Back" Command on the Sagittal Spinal Curvatures in Children with Generalized Joint Hypermobility. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2017 Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess the change of sagittal spinal curvatures in children with generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) instructed with “straighten your back” command (SYB). Methods. The study included 56 children with GJH.
Czaprowski D +4 more
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