Observational studyBMJ open2018
Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy young female adults in Germany: an observational study.
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- Creation and Evaluation of a Severity Classification of Hyperkyphosis and Hypolordosis for Exercise Therapy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Reference Values for Sagittal Clinical Posture Assessment in People Aged 10 to 69 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy male adults aged between 51 and 60 years in Germany.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy male adults aged between 31 and 40 years in Germany-an observational study.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2021Observational
- Influence of design of dentist's chairs on body posture for dentists with different working experience.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy middle-aged female adults in Germany.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effect of a sports mouthguard on the functional range of motion of the spine and the upper body posture in taekwondo.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Systematic changes of the static upper body posture with a symmetric occlusion condition.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveClassifications of posture deviations are only possible compared with standard values. However, standard values have been published for healthy male adults but not for female adults.
designObservational study.
settingInstitute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main.
participants106healthy female volunteers (21-30 years old; 25.1±2.7 years) were included. Their body weight ranged from 46 to 106 kg (60.3±7.9 kg), the heights from 1.53 to 1.82 m (1.69±0.06 m) and the body mass index from 16.9 kg/m² to 37.6 kg/m² (21.1±2.6 kg/m²). OUTCOME MEASURES: A three-dimensional back scan was performed to measure the upper back posture in habitual standing. The tolerance ranges and CI were calculated. Group differences were tested by the Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney U test.
resultsIn normal posture, the spinal column was marginally twisted to the left, and the vertebrae were marginally rotated to the right. The kyphosis angle is larger than the lumbar angle. Consequently, a more kyphotic posture is observed in the sagittal plane. The habitual posture is slightly scoliotic with a rotational component (scapular depression right, right scapula marginally more dorsally, high state of pelvic right, iliac right further rotated anteriorly).
conclusionsHealthy young women have an almost ideally balanced posture with minimal ventral body inclination and a marginal scoliotic deviation. Compared with young males, women show only marginal differences in the upper body posture. These values allow a comparison to other studies, both for control and patient data, and may serve as guideline in both clinical practice and scientific studies.
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