ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Effects of Cross-Legged Sitting on the Trunk and Pelvic Angles and Gluteal Pressure in People with and without Low Back Pain.
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- The effect of ergonomics education on musculoskeletal system, posture and ergonomic risk in university students.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2026Article
- A Smart System for Continuous Sitting Posture Monitoring, Assessment, and Personalized Feedback.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of smartphone use in various floor sitting positions on spinal and pelvic alignment and gluteal pressure in healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
- Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2025Article
- Exploring quadriceps activity variations in women: the role of seated posture during stair climbing.PeerJ · 2024Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cross-legged sitting on the trunk flexion angle, pelvic obliquity, and gluteal pressure of subjects with and without low back pain (LBP). The study subjects were 30 LBP patients and 30 healthy individuals. They were instructed to sit on a chair, the height of which was adjustable, so that their knee and hip joints were bent at 90°. All subjects were asked to perform two sitting postures: erect sitting and cross-legged sitting. Trunk flexion angle and pelvic obliquity were measured using a three-dimensional motion-capture system, and gluteal pressure was measured using a force plate. Compared to erect sitting, cross-legged sitting showed a significantly lower trunk flexion angle and greater pelvic obliquity in both groups. Compared to healthy subjects, the patients with LBP had lower trunk flexion angles and greater gluteal pressure asymmetry during cross-legged sitting. The pelvic obliquity was greater in the cross-legged sitting posture than in the erect sitting posture, but there was no difference between the groups. We found that the trunk became more slouched in the cross-legged sitting posture than in the erect sitting posture, and this tendency was more pronounced in patients with LBP.
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