Does Pelvic Asymmetry always Mean Pathology? Analysis of Mechanical Factors Leading to the Asymmetry

Gnat, Rafał; Saulicz, Edward; Biały, Maciej; Kłaptocz, Patryk

doi:10.2478/v10078-09-0003-8

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“…This postural defect had been mentioned in several previous studies indicating that pelvic asymmetry is a very common phenomenon that also affects healthy people and need not to be associated with serious dysfunctions [27,36,37,38]. Literature specifies two types of pelvic asymmetries, i.e., asymmetry related to typical everyday activities and habitual asymmetry, resistant to corrective interventions and often accompanied by the symptoms of pathological asymmetry in the pelvic position [36].…”

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Posture of adolescent male handball players compared to non-athletes

Grabara

2017

Balt J Health Phys Act

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Open Access License:This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. abstract BackgroundThe aim of the present study was to assess the posture and somatic parameters in adolescent male handball players compared to non-athletes and determine whether a relationship exists between the posture and the volume of training and/or its frequency. Material/MethodsSixty-eight adolescent male handball players and sixty-nine non-athletes aged 15-18 were examined. The posture was evaluated by the moiré method. ResultsHandball players exhibited smaller and less frequent asymmetries compared to the nonathletes. Statistically significant differences were found in the position of shoulder blades (p < 0.05) and pelvic alignment in the frontal (p < 0.001) and transverse (p < 0.05) planes. The spinal shape in the sagittal plane did not differentiate the training subjects from nonathletes. The study also revealed weak correlations between the training period and a deviation of the spinous processes (r = 0.25), a symmetry of the shoulder blades (r = 0.25), and an inclination angle of the thoracolumbar segment (r = -0.26). No correlations were observed between the training frequency and posture parameters. ConclusionsIt can be concluded that despite the predominance of asymmetric elements, handball training does not negatively affect the posture in the frontal and transverse planes.

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Posture of adolescent male handball players compared to non-athletes

Grabara

2017

Balt J Health Phys Act

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“…They spread their feet (about 10-12 cm) and stood in a relaxed posture 20) . They stood in an upright position, leaning the anterior aspect of the thighs against a stabilizing table 20) . The investigator palpated the prominence of the ipsilateral ASIS and PSIS and marked them with a pen.…”

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The Immediate Effect of Anterior Pelvic Tilt Taping on Pelvic Inclination

2011

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Abstract.[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of anterior pelvic tilt taping (APTT) on the anterior inclination of the pelvis when Kinesio tape (KT) was applied to the erector spinae and the internal oblique, which are involved in anterior pelvic tilt.[Subjects] Forty asymptomatic adults (twenty-three males and seventeen females) agreed to participate in this experiment.[Methods] First, the pelvic inclination of both sides was measured with a palpation meter (PALM), as the subjects leaned the anterior aspect of their thighs against a stabilizing table, in an upright standing posture. After applying KT to the erector spinae and the internal oblique, the anterior inclination of the pelvis of both sides was measured again.[Results] The anterior inclination of the pelvis of both sides significantly increased when APTT was applied to the erector spinae and the internal oblique in both males and females.[Conclusion] These results suggest that APTT with KT, applied to the muscles involved in anterior inclination, for the purpose of tilting the posteriorly tilted pelvic anteriorly, may change pelvic inclination.

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“…In a study involving measurement of differences in pelvic crest height difference, the PALM and radiographs yielded the same results 25) . Other studies in which the PALM was used to measure the ipsilateral anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) [26][27][28] . Intra-and intertest reliabilities of 0.90 and 0.85, respectively, for this instrument.…”

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The Mechanical Effect of Anterior Pelvic Tilt Taping on Slump Sitting by Seated Workers

Lee

Yoo

2011

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH

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The objectives of this study were to determine whether there is a change in the pelvic inclination after about 30 min of slump sitting by seated workers, and if so, to determine whether these changes can be prevented by the application of anterior pelvic tilt taping (APTT). The subjects who consented to participate in the experiment were randomly allocated to two groups: no-APTT group and APTT group. The no-APTT group performed slump sitting for 30 min, and the both pelvic inclinations were remeasured. In the APTT group, the both pelvic inclinations were measured immediately after the application of the APTT, and then again after 30 min of slump sitting. The both pelvic inclinations in the no-APTT group were significantly decreased (p<0.05) after they returned to the upright standing posture. The both pelvic inclinations in the APTT group were significantly increased immediately after the APTT (p<0.05), and this increase was maintained when returning to the upright standing posture after 30 min of slump sitting (p>0.05). We suggest that APTT can be applied as an auxiliary treatment method for preventing changes in pelvic inclination and musculoskeletal problems of low back area by awkward sitting posture in the seated worker.

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Does Pelvic Asymmetry always Mean Pathology? Analysis of Mechanical Factors Leading to the Asymmetry

Abstract: Pelvic asymmetry is a phenomenon of dual character. Some describe it in terms of

Cited by 32 publications

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Posture of adolescent male handball players compared to non-athletes

Posture of adolescent male handball players compared to non-athletes

The Immediate Effect of Anterior Pelvic Tilt Taping on Pelvic Inclination

The Mechanical Effect of Anterior Pelvic Tilt Taping on Slump Sitting by Seated Workers

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