Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Angle Changes During Upright and Free Style Sitting in Office Workers with Lower Crossed Syndrome

Puagprakong, Pailin; Earde, Poramet; Kooncumchoo, Patcharee

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74009-2_68

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“…This imbalance manifests as weakened abdominal muscles and tightened hip flexors, leading to alterations in postural alignment [ 3 ]. In the research conducted on the angle of the lumbopelvic-hip junction in housemaids with complaints of low back pain and lower cross syndrome in housemaids, it was found that sitting upright and freestyle for long hours can cause muscular imbalance that can further lead to backache [ 4 ]. Due to reduced abdominal (core) muscle strength, CLBP is very common.…”

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Prevalence of Lower Cross Syndrome in Housemaids

Burile,

Phansopkar,

Deshmukh

2024

Cureus

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Introduction Lower cross syndrome, also known as pelvic crossed syndrome, occurs if there is inadequate muscle strength, leading to an imbalance in the lower extremities. This condition is characterized by the weakening and tightening of muscle groups on the anterior and posterior aspects of the body. Mostly, there is weakness in the abdominal muscles, gluteus maximus, and gluteus medius, while there is tightness in the hip flexor muscle groups. There are various studies investigating musculoskeletal disorders across different professions, but there is no research on the prevalence of lower cross syndrome among housemaids. Housemaids frequently report complaints of joint pain and exhibit specific postural changes such as anterior pelvic tilt, increased lumbar lordosis, and lower back pain. Therefore, this research aims to fill this gap by determining the prevalence of lower cross syndrome within the housemaid profession. The study aims to find out the prevalence of lower cross syndrome among housemaids. Methodology A total of 75 housemaids between the ages of 35 and 50 years complaining of pain in the lower back were included in the study, and the housemaids with recent surgical histories and cognitive impairments were excluded. The evaluation was done by measuring the strength and range of motion (ROM) of the affected muscles. Outcome measures include the length of the iliopsoas muscle, measurement of the spinal extensor muscle, and strength of the gluteus maximus muscle to identify which structures are tight or weak. Result Statistical changes were observed in the housemaids' population to check tight and weak structures using all outcome measures. According to the visual analogue scale (VAS), the pain was found to have a standard deviation of 5.39 ± 1.26 (3-8). The length of the iliopsoas muscle on the right and left sides had a t-value of 1.51 (p = 0.13), and the length of lumbar extensors had a standard deviation of 5.39 ± 1.26 (3-8). Conclusion In our study, the conclusion was found that housemaids who are working continuously for long periods without maintaining good ergonomics are prone to lower cross syndrome. It indicates a strong need for further research on the management of symptoms in such a population (housemaids) to prevent chronic musculoskeletal illness.

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Prevalence of Lower Cross Syndrome in Housemaids

Burile,

Phansopkar,

Deshmukh

2024

Cureus

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Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome

Puagprakong,

Kanjanasilanont,

Brady

et al. 2024

Hong Kong Physiother. J.

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Background/Objective: Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. This sedentary time may have impacts on office workers which affect the normal movement patterns of sitting position caused by muscle tightness and weakness. The aims of this study were to investigate postural changes in lower crossed syndrome (LCS) on a head tilt angle (HTA), craniovertebral angle (CVA), sagittal shoulder angle (SSA), and trunk flexion angle (TFA) during 30 min sitting in female office workers. Methods: Fifty-four office workers who use computer for at least 4 h/day, work for at least 5 years were recruited. All subjects were evaluated their posture, muscle length and power and assigned into three groups: healty group ([Formula: see text]), LCS type A ([Formula: see text]), and LCS type B ([Formula: see text]). Testing posture was 30[Formula: see text]min sitting at computer workstation and typing on standardized with video record. Then three pictures were captured at four points of time from VDO records. All angles were measured two-way mixed ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey test was used to analyse the data. Results: Subjects with LCS type B have less CVA, SSA, and TFA than healthy and participants with LCS type A significantly during sitting at 0, 10, 20 and 30[Formula: see text]min. There was no significant difference in HTA among the three groups. Conclusion: Subjects with LCS type B showed significant the upper body posture changes compared with other groups.

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Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Angle Changes During Upright and Free Style Sitting in Office Workers with Lower Crossed Syndrome

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Prevalence of Lower Cross Syndrome in Housemaids

Prevalence of Lower Cross Syndrome in Housemaids

Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome

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