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ArticleHong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao2023

The seventh cervical vertebra is an appropriate landmark for thoracic kyphosis measures using distance from the wall.

Arpassanan Wiyanad, Sugalya Amatachaya, Pipatana Amatachaya, Patcharawan Suwannarat, Pakwipa Chokphukiao, Thanat Sooknuan, Chitanongk Gaogasigam

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Article in Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Arpassanan WiyanadSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Sugalya AmatachayaSchool of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Pipatana AmatachayaImprovement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Patcharawan SuwannaratImprovement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Pakwipa ChokphukiaoImprovement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Thanat SooknuanImprovement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Chitanongk GaogasigamImprovement of Physical Performance and Quality of Life (IPQ) Research Group, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · THChulalongkorn University · THMae Fah Luang University · THNaresuan University · THRajamangala University of Technology Isan · TH

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Abstract

Background: Hyperkyphosis is frequently found nowadays due to the change in current lifestyles and age-related system decline. A simple hyperkyphosis measurement can be made easily using the perpendicular distance from the landmark to the wall. However, the existing evidence applied two different landmarks [occiput and the seventh cervical vertebra (C7)] and the measurement using rulers was susceptible to error due to their misalignment. Objective: To assess an appropriate landmark for thoracic kyphosis measurement using distance from the wall (KMD), by comparing between occiput and C7, as measured using rulers and verified using data from a specially developed machine, the so-called infrared-gun kyphosis wall distance tool (IG-KypDisT), and the Cobb angles. Methods: Community-dwelling individuals with a risk of thoracic hyperkyphosis (age Results: The outcomes from both landmarks differed by approximately 0.8 cm ( Conclusion: The present findings support the reliability and validity of KMD assessments at C7 using rulers as a simple standard measure of thoracic hyperkyphosis that can be used in various clinical, community, and research settings.

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