ArticleArchives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery2022
Mid and lower thoracic kyphosis changes during adulthood: the influence of age, sex and thoracic coronal curvature.
Article in Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06750367 (Effects of Klapp Method Exercises on Pain, Posture Correction and Self-efficacy in Breast Feeding Females With Kyphotic Posture), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Effects of Klapp Method Exercises on Pain, Posture Correction and Self-efficacy in Breast Feeding Females With Kyphotic Posture
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- Lower thoracic spine extension mobility is associated with higher intensity of thoracic spine pain.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThere is conflicting data on how thoracic kyphosis changes throughout adulthood. We evaluated mid and lower thoracic kyphosis (MTK) in various age groups and the influence of age, sex and coronal curve (CC) on MTK. MATERIAL AND
methodsWe studied 1323 patients 15-80 years-old (54.4% females) previously evaluated with chest radiographs. We established three groups: patients 15-40 (group 1); 41-60 (group 2) and 61-80 years old (group 3). MTK (T5-T12) and CC were measured using Cobb's method. We established differences in MTK between groups using ANOVA with Bonferroni correction. We performed a correlation analysis of MTK with age and CC, and a linear regression analysis to determine if age, sex and CC independently predicted MTK.
resultsMTK increased with older age: mean MTK group 1 = 23.4°; group 2 = 27.9° and group 3 = 34.4°, p < 0.01. The increase in MTK was observed in both genders. Scoliosis was more common in females (15.4%) than in males (6.7%), p < 0.01. MTK was correlated with age (r = 0.4; p < 0.01) and slightly correlated with CC (r = 0.07, p < 0.01). MTK was larger in females than in males (29.1° vs. 27.6°, p < 0.01). Age (ß-coefficient = 0.26) and CC (ß-coefficient = 0.14), but not sex, independently influenced MTK in the regression analysis.
conclusionMTK increases with advancing age during adulthood in both genders; CC, but not sex, was an independent predictor of MTK.
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