Upper torso pain and musculoskeletal structure and function in women with and without large breasts: A cross sectional study

Women with large breasts frequently experience upper torso pain secondary to their breast size. Evidence is lacking on the underlying causes of this pain. This study investigated whether upper torso pain and musculoskeletal structure and function differed between women with large breasts and women w...

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Published in:Clinical biomechanics (Bristol) 2018-01, Vol.51, p.99-104
Main Authors: McGhee, Deirdre E., Coltman, Karly A., Riddiford-Harland, Diane L., Steele, Julie R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast
Muscle strength
Musculoskeletal pain
Range-of-motion
Thoracic kyphosis
Women's health
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Summary:Women with large breasts frequently experience upper torso pain secondary to their breast size. Evidence is lacking on the underlying causes of this pain. This study investigated whether upper torso pain and musculoskeletal structure and function differed between women with large breasts and women with small breasts. A linear regression, adjusting for body mass, compared the upper torso pain, thoracic flexion torque due to breast mass, thoracic kyphosis, shoulder active range-of-motion, and scapular retraction muscle strength of 27 women with large breasts (bilateral breast volume>1200ml, age 45.9y SD 9.9y, BMI 29.0kg/m2 SD 3.8kg/m2) and 26 women with small breasts (bilateral breast volume
ISSN:0268-0033
1879-1271
DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.12.009