Age-Related Loss of Lumbar Spinal Lordosis and Mobility – A Study of 323 Asymptomatic Volunteers

The understanding of the individual shape and mobility of the lumbar spine are key factors for the prevention and treatment of low back pain. The influence of age and sex on the total lumbar lordosis and the range of motion as well as on different lumbar sub-regions (lower, middle and upper lordosis...

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Published in:PloS one 2014-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e116186
Main Authors: Dreischarf, Marcel, Albiol, Laia, Rohlmann, Antonius, Pries, Esther, Bashkuev, Maxim, Zander, Thomas, Duda, Georg, Druschel, Claudia, Strube, Patrick, Putzier, Michael, Schmidt, Hendrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Asymptomatic Diseases
Back pain
Biology and Life Sciences
Body mass
Engineering and Technology
Female
Females
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Lordosis - diagnosis
Lordosis - pathology
Low back pain
Lumbosacral Region - pathology
Male
Males
Middle Aged
Mobility
Multivariate analysis
Normal distribution
Pain
Posture
Range of Motion, Articular
Sacrum
Sensors
Sex
Spine
Spine (lumbar)
Statistics, Nonparametric
Studies
Surgery
Young Adult
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