Changes of upright body posture in the sagittal plane of men and women occurring with aging – a cross sectional study

Gong, Huan; Sun, Liang; Yang, Ruiyue; Pang, Jing; Chen, Beidong; Qi, Ruomei; Gu, Xin; Zhang, Yaonan; Zhang, Tie-Mei

doi:10.1186/s12877-019-1096-0

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“…The distinctive hormonal balance in postmenopausal women 39 , 40 may lead to an increasing fat mass or rather changes in fat distribution 41 . Hormonal shifts with an increased androgen level, e.g., testosterone in comparison to estradiol may be linked to a lower fat percentage in the legs and an accumulation of abdominal and visceral fat 43 .…”

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Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy middle-aged female adults in Germany

Ohlendorf

Sosnov

Keller

et al. 2021

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In order to classify and analyze the parameters of upper body posture, a baseline in form of standard values is demanded. To this date, standard values have only been published for healthy young women. Data for female adults between 51 and 60 years are lacking. 101 symptom-free female volunteers aged 51–60 (55.16 ± 2.89) years. The mean height of the volunteers was 1.66 ± 0.62 m, with a mean body weight of 69.3 ± 11.88 kg and an average BMI of 25.02 ± 4.55 kg/m2. By means of video raster stereography, a 3D-scan of the upper back surface was measured in a habitual standing position. The confidence interval, tolerance range and ICCs were calculated for all parameters. The habitual standing position is almost symmetrical in the frontal plane the most prominent deviation being a slightly more ventral position of the left shoulder blade in comparison to the right. The upper body (spine position) is inclined ventrally with a minor tilt to the left. In the sagittal plane, the kyphosis angle of the thoracic spine is greater than the lordosis angle of the lumbar spine. The pelvis is virtually evenly balanced with deviations from an ideal position falling under the measurement error margin of 1 mm/1°. There were also BMI influenced postural variations in the sagittal plane and shoulder distance. The ICCs are calculated from three repeated measurements and all parameters can be classified as "almost perfect". Deflections from an ideally symmetric spinal alignment in women aged 51–60 years are small-scaled, with a minimal frontal-left inclination and accentuated sigmoidal shape of the spine. Postural parameters presented in this survey allow for comparisons with other studies as well as the evaluation of clinical diagnostics and applications.

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Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy middle-aged female adults in Germany

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“…Differences between men and women in COP parameters are observed only in older people [4]. Recent studies indicate that these differences may depend on somatic changes during the period of involution [5]. In athletic training, special attention is paid to improving the ability to maintain and control body balance.…”

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A comparison of the balance skills, personality, and temperament of elite sports athletes and football players

Wojciechowska–Maszkowska¹,

Borzucka²,

Rogowska³

2020

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Background: Although balance skills and personality have been explored in the field of sports science, little is known about the relationship between the two factors. This study aims to investigate the association of postural balance with traits of personality and temperament. The differences between elite athletes, football players, and the control sample will also be examined.Methods: There were 73 participants in the cross-sectional study, aged between 16 and 30 years (M = 21.29, SD = 2.47), including 59% men. Three samples of participants consisted of elite athletes (AE, n = 17, 23.29%) from the Polish National Team; football players (FP, n = 32, 43.84%); and the control sample (CS, n = 24, 32.88%). Postural control was assessed on a force platform (Type 9286AA, Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur, Switzerland) with a sampling frequency of 100 Hz. The center of pressure (COP) parameter was measured for 20 s in both conditions with eyes open, and eyes closed, in both directions, anterior‒posterior (AP) and medial‒lateral (ML). The COP parameters include standard deviation (SD), mean range (RA), mean velocity (MV), and entropy (SE). The NEO-FFI questionnaire was used to assess the Big Five personality traits, whereas the FCB-TI was used to assess temperament.Results: One-way ANOVA revealed that the EA and CS groups were more stable in the ML direction than the FP group. In the AP direction, the athletes from the EA group were more stable than the CS group. Neither personality nor temperament differentiated the three groups of participants, apart from agreeableness, which was significantly lower in both the EA and FP groups. Openness to experience is positively associated with COP parameters, as was shown by the regression analysis. All together, COP parameters can explain for about 40% of openness variability.Conclusions: The results of this study showed that EA and CS have better stability than footballers in both the ML and AP directions. Openness seems to be related to postural balance skills.

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“…Boulay et al demonstrated excellent the intra-observer and inter-observer reliability of these measurements 15 . The C7 plumb line is another measurement useful in evaluating sagittal balance [16][17][18] . The horizontal distance between the posterior superior corner of the sacrum and the vertical reference line from the center of the C7 vertebra (C7 plumb line) is defined , and the sagittal balance is indicated by the distance 15,17,19 .…”

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Predicting factors of adjacent segment degeneration after long-segment spinal fusion: spinopelvic parameters analysis

Chiu

Kao

Chen

et al. 2020

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Background We investigated whether spinopelvic parameters are important prognostic factors causing adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after long instrumented spinal fusion for degenerative spinal disease. Methods This uncontrolled, randomized, single arm retrospective study included patients who underwent long instrumented lumbar fusion (fusion levels≥ 4) in the past 5 years with follow-up for at least 2 years. The inclusion criteria included adult patients (≥40 years of age) with a diagnosis of spinal degeneration who underwent instrumented corrective surgery. The exclusion criteria included preexisting adjacent disc degeneration, combined anterior reconstructive surgery, and distal ASD. Clinical and operative characters were evaluated. Angle of lumbar lordosis (LLA), sacral slope (SSA), pelvic tilt (PTA) and pelvic incidence (PIA) were compared preoperatively, postoperatively and at the final follow-up. Results From 2009 to 2014, 60 patients (30 ASD and 30 non-ASD) were enrolled. The average age was 66.82 ± 7.48 years for the study group and 67.97 ± 7.81 years for the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in clinical and operative characteristics. Among all spinopelvic parameters, only pre-, post-operative and final follow-up PIA in ASD group (53.9±10.4ﾟ, 54.6±14.0ﾟ, 54.3±14.1ﾟ) and non-ASD group (60.3±13.0ﾟ, 61.8±11.3ﾟ, 62.5±11.2ﾟ) showed statistically significant differences ( p <0.05). Conclusion This study confirms that preoperative, postoperative and final follow-up PIA is a significant factor contributing to the development of ASD after long instrumented spinal fusion.

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Changes of upright body posture in the sagittal plane of men and women occurring with aging – a cross sectional study

Cited by 42 publications

References 54 publications

Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy middle-aged female adults in Germany

Standard reference values of the upper body posture in healthy middle-aged female adults in Germany

A comparison of the balance skills, personality, and temperament of elite sports athletes and football players

Predicting factors of adjacent segment degeneration after long-segment spinal fusion: spinopelvic parameters analysis

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