Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2020 |Article ID 6526935 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6526935 Sung-hoon Jung Abstract Background. Manual therapy has been recommended to reduce and prevent musculoskeletal problems related to thoracic hyperkyphosis. With recent rapid technological developments, manual techniques can now be implemented by mechanical devices; hence, mechanical massage can manipulate the back muscles and mobilize […]
Lafage, Renaud MS SPINE: February 1, 2020 – Volume 45 – Issue 3 – p 149-157 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003227 Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. The aim of this study was to describe thoracic kyphosis (TK) in a normal asymptomatic population and to evaluate the association between TK magnitude and its shape. Summary of Background Data. Understanding […]
Scoliosis Spinal Disord. 2018; 13: 6. Published online 2018 Mar 5. doi: 10.1186/s13013-018-0151-5 PMCID: PMC5836359 PMID: 29516039 Dariusz Czaprowski Abstract Background The physiological sagittal spinal curvature represents a typical feature of good body posture in the sagittal plane. The cervical and the lumbar spine are curved anteriorly (lordosis), while the thoracic segment is curved posteriorly […]
Health SA Gesondheid Volume 21, December 2016, Pages 303-308 Kim Castello https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hsag.2016.06.001 Abstract Purpose This study serves to determine the effectiveness of either chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy to the thoracic spine or stretch and strengthening exercises (stretching the pectoralis major muscle and strengthening the rhomboid, middle and inferior trapezius muscles) versus the combined treatment of […]
Health SA Gesondheid Volume 21, December 2016, Pages 303-308 Abstract Purpose This study serves to determine the effectiveness of either chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy to the thoracic spine or stretch and strengthening exercises (stretching the pectoralis major muscle and strengthening the rhomboid, middle and inferior trapezius muscles) versus the combined treatment of chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy […]
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physiotherapy Volume 32, Issue 2, 2016 Fahimeh Kamali PhD ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the efficacy of a manual therapy and an exercise therapy program in improving postural hyperkyphosis among young adults. Methods: Forty-six women between the ages of 18 to 30 years with thoracic kyphosis diagnosed by […]
Eva-Maj Malmström European Journal of Applied Physiology December 2015, Volume 115, Issue 12, pp 2491–2503 Abstract PURPOSE: Long-term use of unfavorable postures, congenital deformations and degenerative processes associated with aging or disease may generate an increased thoracic curvature resulting in pain and disability. We wanted to examine whether a slouched postural alignment with increased thoracic […]
Neurosurgery. 2015 Oct;77 Suppl 4:S164-72. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000944. Ailon T Abstract : Thoracic kyphosis tends to increase with age. Hyperkyphosis is defined as excessive curvature of the thoracic spine and may be associated with adverse health effects. Hyperkyphosis in isolation or as a component of degenerative kyphoscoliosis has important implications for the surgical management of adult […]
May 20, 2015—Denver, Colorado—Smokers with vertebral fractures are at increased risk of thoracic kyphosis. This outcome of a comparative study was reported at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society from May 15 – 20. Elizabeth Anne Regan, MD, PhD of National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, explained that severe chest deformity has been associated […]
Breast size, thoracic kyphosis & thoracic spine pain – association & relevance of bra fitting in post-menopausal women: a correlational study Linda Spencer Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:20 doi:10.1186/2045-709X-21-20 Abstract Background Menopause would seem to exist as a period of accelerated changes for women and their upper torso mechanics. Whether these anthropometric changes reflect […]
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery December 2014Volume 23, Issue 12, Pages e300–e307 Kenichi Otoshi, MD, PhD Background Kyphosis is a cause of scapular dyskinesis, which can induce various shoulder disorders, including subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). This study aimed to clarify the impact of kyphosis on SIS with use of cross-sectional data from the Locomotive […]
Eur Spine J. 2014 Jul;23(7):1414-9. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3251-9. Epub 2014 Mar 1. Imagama S, Hasegawa Y, Wakao N, Hirano K, Muramoto A, Ishiguro N. Abstract PURPOSE: The relationship between spine and shoulder motion has not been well evaluated. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationships among thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis, spinal range […]
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice February 2014 Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 10–17 Eva Barrett Abstract Background A wide array of instruments are available for non-invasive thoracic kyphosis measurement. Guidelines for selecting outcome measures for use in clinical and research practice recommend that properties such as validity and reliability are considered. This systematic review reports on […]
January 2014 Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 95, Issue 1, Pages 129–140 Exercise for Improving Age-Related Hyperkyphotic Posture: A Systematic Review Abstract Objective To evaluate previous research to determine if exercise can improve preexisting hyperkyphosis by decreasing the angle of thoracic kyphosis in adults aged ≥45 years. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, and the […]
June Quek Manual Therapy Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 65-71, February 2013 Abstract It is unclear how age-related postural changes such as thoracic spine kyphosis influence cervical range-of-motion (ROM) in patients with cervical spine dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating effects of forward head posture (FHP) on the relationship […]
Myint Oo The Open Orthopaedics Journal, 2012, 6, 140-142 Abstract: There are very few reports in regard to relationship between breast size and shoulder-neck pain. The purpose of this study is to examine the correlations among breast size, brassiere cup size, and moment-in-time reporting of shoulder-neck pain in a group of adult women. Three hundred […]
Breast size, bra fit and thoracic pain in young women: a correlational study Katherine Wood, Melainie Cameron, Kylie Fitzgerald Chiropractic & Osteopathy March 2008, 16:1, Abstract Introduction A single sample study was undertaken to determine the strength and direction of correlations between: a) breast size and thoracic spine or posterior chest wall pain; b) bra […]