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- Title
Measurement of spinal curvatures during sitting on a rehabilitation ball versus stool.
- Authors
Truszczyńska, Aleksandra; Drzał-Grabiec, Justyna; Cichosz, Paulina; Trzaskoma, Zbigniew
- Abstract
Objectives: This study aims to compare the extent of the spine curvatures in the sagittal plane during corrected sitting on a rehabilitation ball and during sitting on a chair without a backrest. Patients and methods: The study group consisted of 57 subjects (23 males, 34 females; mean age 24.7±2.3 years; range 20 to 32 years). The Moiré method was used to assess the body posture. The tests were conducted using the apparatus for computer assessment of the body posture MORA 4 Generation. The spine curvature was assessed in two positions: on a chair without a backrest and on a rehabilitation ball. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the depth of thoracic kyphosis in both positions (p=0.003). A greater depth of thoracic kyphosis was recorded in the sitting position on a chair (4.3±5.3°) than in the sitting position on a rehabilitation ball (0.3±7.0°). A statistically significant difference was observed between the values of GAMMA in two consecutive measurements (p=0.049). Higher values of this parameter were noted in the sitting position on a rehabilitation ball (33.8±22.6°) versus on a chair (26.5±22.8°). Conclusion: Sitting on a rehabilitation ball as a corrective and therapeutic exercise should be preceded by teaching the patient how to adopt the correct position. Then, rehabilitation balls can become an alternative to chairs.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGY of abdominal muscles; ATHLETIC shoes; EXERCISE therapy; KYPHOSIS; PATIENT education; POSTURE; REHABILITATION; SITTING position; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; SPINAL curvatures
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Turkiye Fiziksel Tip ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 2016, Vol 62, Issue 2, p148
- ISSN
1302-0234
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5606/tftrd.2016.10734