Thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis assessment by radiography and photogrammetry: a review of normative values and reliability

AB Porto, VHA Okazaki - Journal of manipulative and physiological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to review referential values for thoracic kyphosis
and lumbar lordosis for radiography and photogrammetry analysis and search for …

Analysis of biomechanical properties of the lumbar extensor myofascia in elderly patients with chronic low back pain and that in healthy people

Z Wu, Y Zhu, W Xu, J Liang, Y Guan… - BioMed research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
There is limited research on the changes of biomechanical characteristics of the lumbar
extensor myofascia in elderly patients with chronic low back pain. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] An Eight-Week Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Mobilization of the Hamstrings for Non-Specific Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during …

MK Labecka, M Plandowska… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Participants will be recruited from the Faculty of Physical Education and randomly assigned
to either the hamstring stretching group or the control group with education only. The primary …

Measurement of lumbar Lordosis: a comparison of 2 alternatives to the cobb angle

BS Russell, KA Muhlenkamp-Wermert… - Journal of Manipulative …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare 2 alternative methods, the radiologic
Harrison Posterior Tangent Method (HPTM) and the nonradiologic Spinal Mouse (SM), to …

Validity and test–retest reliability of photogrammetry in adolescents with hyperkyphosis

F Azadinia, M Hosseinabadi, I Ebrahimi… - … theory and practice, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background A variety of noninvasive instruments have been introduced in the literature to
assess thoracic curvature, although the psychometric properties of many of these …

[HTML][HTML] A Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Stretching of the Hamstrings and Core Control for Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during Prolonged …

M Plandowska, MK Labecka… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Stretching exercises are important in both the prevention and treatment of
nonspecific low back pain (NLBP). The aim of this trial was to determine whether an 8-week …

Concurrent validity of photogrammetric and inclinometric techniques based on assessment of anteroposterior spinal curvatures

K Walicka-Cupryś, J Wyszyńska… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of the study was to investigate correlations between parameters of
anteroposterior spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane, measured with the use of …

Reliability and validity measurement of sagittal lumbosacral quiet standing posture with a smartphone application in a mixed population of 183 college students and …

GA Koumantakis, M Nikoloudaki… - Advances in …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate recording of spinal posture with simple and accessible measurement devices in
clinical practice may lead to spinal loading optimization in occupations related to prolonged …

A comparative study of the effectiveness of photogrammetric versus manual anthropometric measurements

A Pal, T Patel, K Khro - Work, 2024 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: The accurate measurement of the human body is essential when it comes
to designing agricultural tools and equipment that can effectively accommodate and interact …

[HTML][HTML] Inter-rater and Intra-rater Reliability of a Mobile App Method to Measure Lumbar Lordosis

JT Gnanasigamani, V Ramalingam - Cureus, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Measuring the exact quantitative values of lordotic curves is a vital factor in
clinical settings to prevent musculoskeletal deformities in the future. Existing lordotic …