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ArticleInternational journal of exercise science2024

Evaluation of the Craniovertebral Angle in Standing versus Sitting Positions in Young Adults with and without Severe Forward Head Posture.

David A Titcomb, Bridget F Melton, Helen W Bland, Theresa Miyashita

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Article in International journal of exercise science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A global sagittal deviation index (GSDI-5) incorporating upper cervical alignment: initial construct validation in forward head posture.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David A TitcombDepartment of Allied Health Professions, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA, USA.
Bridget F MeltonDepartment of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Helen W BlandDepartment of Health Policy and Community Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Theresa MiyashitaDepartment of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Concordia University-Chicago, River Forest, IL, USA.
Georgia Southern University · USLiberty University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of standing versus sitting body position on the craniovertebral angle (CVA) in young adults without pathology; and to investigate whether mean differences between positional CVA measures in subjects with severe forward head posture (FHP) are distinct from age-matched controls with normal head posture. Ninety-eight young adults (68 women, 30 men) without pathology (OVERALL;

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photogrammetryPostural abnormalitystatic postural assessment

Identifiers

PMID38665167
PMCPMC11042887
OpenAlexW4395677617

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