ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Spinal and Pelvic Alignment of Sitting Posture Associated with Smartphone Use in Adolescents with Low Back Pain.
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- Dose-response relationship between daily screen time and the risk of low back pain among children and adolescents: a meta-analysis of 57831 participants.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- The Impact of Modern Lifestyles on Spinal Health in the Pediatric Population: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The effect of smartphone texting on cervical spine sagittal alignment in healthy young adults.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Exploring Lumbar Spine Posture and Movement in Sitting: A Comparison Between Laboratory and Real-World Measures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Impact of Lower Back Pain on Hip Extension and Lumbosacral Lateral Flexion in Junior Gymnasts during Back-Bending.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Effects of the lumbar support function of wearable robot (Bot Fit) on sitting position.Biomedical engineering online · 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
- Evaluating Variations in Spinopelvic Parameters from Sitting to Standing: A Comparative Analysis of 1447 Older Adults Across Age, BMI, and Gender Subgroups.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Does Trunk Self-Elongation Instruction Lead to Changes in Effective Trunk Height and Spino-Pelvic Parameters? A Radiographic Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Spine health: Back pain and deformity progression.Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America · 2024Article
- Effect of different loads on facet joint motion during lumbar lateral bending in sitting position.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Spinal posture assessment and low back pain.EFORT open reviews · 2023Review
- Low Back Pain Prevalence among Distance Learning Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Observational
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Abstract
This study aimed to assess the association between smartphone use in the sitting posture and changes in thoracolumbar kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and pelvic asymmetry in adolescents with low back pain (LBP). Twenty-five adolescents with LBP and 25 healthy adolescents participated in this study. They were instructed to sit on a height-adjustable chair with their hips and knees bent at 90° for 30 min in their usual sitting postures. Thoracolumbar kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and pelvic asymmetry were measured using a three-dimensional motion capture system. Thoracolumbar kyphosis and lumbar lordosis increased after 30 min of sitting compared to the baseline. In both groups, thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis angle increased with increasing sitting time. Compared to healthy adolescents, adolescents with LBP presented greater thoracolumbar kyphosis and lumbar lordosis after prolonged sitting. Pelvic asymmetry showed no significant difference between the sitting time and groups. Using a smartphone during prolonged sitting may lead to a slumped posture; these associations were more pronounced in adolescents with LBP.
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