Effects of a postural cueing for head and neck posture on lumbar lordosis angles in healthy young and older adults: a preliminary study

Postural rehabilitation plays an important role in the treatment of non-specific low back pain. Although pelvic inclination has been widely used to improve lumbar lordosis, the effect of cervical anterior inclination on lumbar lordosis in young and older adults in sitting and standing posture is sti...

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 2022-04, Vol.17 (1), p.199-199, Article 199
Main Authors: Zhai, Meiling, Huang, Yongchao, Zhou, Shi, Feng, Jiayun, Pei, Chaolei, Wen, Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Analysis
Back pain
Backache
Body mass index
Care and treatment
Cervical anterior angle
Chin tuck
Computer simulation
Digital cameras
Female
Head and neck
Humans
Kyphosis
Lordosis
Low back pain
Lumbar lordosis angle
Male
Neck
Older people
Orthopedics
Pelvis
Posture
Posture - physiology
Rehabilitation
Software
Spine - physiology
Thorax
University students
Variance analysis
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:Postural rehabilitation plays an important role in the treatment of non-specific low back pain. Although pelvic inclination has been widely used to improve lumbar lordosis, the effect of cervical anterior inclination on lumbar lordosis in young and older adults in sitting and standing posture is still unclear. This preliminary study was designed to examine the influence of changing the cervical anterior angle on the lumbar lordosis angle, through alterations of the head position under the natural sitting and standing conditions, aiming to provide a basis for establishing a new postural rehabilitation strategy. Thirty-six young (24.0 ± 2.2 years, 14 females and 22 males) and 38 older (68.4 ± 5.9 years, 36 females and 2 males) healthy adults participated in this study. The four spinal regional angles-cervical anterior angle, thoracic kyphosis angle, lumbar lordosis angle, and pelvic forward inclination angle, were measured in standing and relaxed sitting postures to determine the effects of a postural cueing for the head and neck posture, "inclining head backward and performing chin tuck," on lumbar lordosis angle. In the standing posture, the pelvic forward inclination angle in the older adult group was significantly smaller (P 
ISSN:1749-799X
1749-799X
DOI:10.1186/s13018-022-03090-9