ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2022
Impairments in trunk muscles performance and proprioception in older adults with hyperkyphosis.
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- The effects of ageing on fatigue and endurance of the spinal extensor muscles: a systematic review and meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2026Pooled it
- Short term effect of spinal mobilization with movement (MWM) on pulmonary functions in nonsmokers with thoracic hyperkyphosis: a randomized single-blinded controlled trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Trial
- Association between trunk extensor endurance and dynamic spinal alignment changes during walking in older patients with adult spinal deformity.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Associations between postural kyphosis and tactile sensation, proprioception, and body image in young individuals: an analytical cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Observational
- Age-related alterations in trunk extensor force control during isometric and isokinetic contractions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Effect of age-related hyperkyphosis on open and closed-loop postural control in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- The Relationship Between Posture, Sense of Position, Musculoskeletal Discomfort, and Anxiety in Asymptomatic Individuals: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2024Article
- Spinal posture, mobility, and position sense in adolescents with chest wall deformities: a comparison of pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum and healthy peers.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Article
- Exploring the Interplay of Muscular Endurance, Functional Balance, and Limits of Stability: A Comparative Study in Individuals with Lumbar Spondylosis Using a Computerized Stabilometric Force Platform.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- [Preoperative standing to prone spinal-pelvic sagittal parameter changes in old traumatic spinal fractures with kyphosis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023Article
- Test-retest reliability and construct validity of trunk extensor muscle force modulation accuracy.PloS one · 2023Article
- Current status and challenges in lumbar proprioception measurement: a narrative review.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThoracic hyperkyphosis is one of the most common postural deformities in the geriatric population. This study investigated whether trunk proprioception, muscle strength, and endurance differ between older adults with hyperkyphosis and the age-matched control group. This study also aimed to explore the association of kyphotic posture with muscle performance, position sense, and force sense.
methodsNinety-seven elderly volunteers (61 with hyperkyphosis and 36 normal controls) participated in this cross-sectional study. The kyphosis degree, trunk position sense, force sense, back muscle strength, and endurance were assessed in all participants.
resultsThe results showed lower back extensor strength and endurance, also higher force and position sense error in the hyperkyphotic group than the control group. In addition, the findings revealed that back extensor strength and endurance, as well as trunk position sense, were associated with kyphotic posture in older adults. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: This study suggests that back extensor strength and endurance and trunk position sense and force sense are potentially modifiable impairments associated with thoracic kyphosis in older adults with hyperkyphosis. It seems monitoring these potentially contributing factors would be helpful in the assessment and treatment of hyperkyphotic older individuals.
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