Posture in the Aging and Aged Body

Freeman, Joseph T.

doi:10.1001/jama.1957.72980250013020

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“…Longitudinal studies such as those of Biichi (1950) and Miall & Ashcroft (1967) have demon strated that a number of factors, including physical stress during the lifetime of the individual, are implicated in the age changes in physique. Studies of the musculo-skeletal system have shown that compression of the intervertebral disks (Walmsley 1953), osteoporosis (Nordin 1966) and postural changes (Freeman 1957) contribute to the decline in stature and sitting height. As a result of dorsal kyphosis thoracic diameters are altered (Agostini & M argaria 1962;Parfzkova & Eiselt 1968) and there is a decrease in biacromial diameter (Bourliere, Parot, Pineau & Cendron 1962).…”

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An anthropometric survey of growth and physique of the populations of Karkar Island and Lufa subdistrict, New Guinea

Harvey

1974

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B

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Child growth, adult physique and somatic changes in old age are compared in the two populations by means of a cross-sectional survey. The results indicate that the physique of the Lufa Highlanders has features in common with high-altitude populations. Throughout the growth period the Lufa people are heavier, more muscular and skeletally more robust than the Karkar Islanders. Maturity is reached earlier in the coastal population and the close relation between adult height, child growth rate and maturity observed in some parts of New Guinea, including Lufa, does not apply to the island community. The two populations are similar in adult height but differ significantly in body proportions and in dimensions of the head and face. Ageing proceeds rapidly after the third decade and the effects appear with greater uniformity than in Western populations. Decrease in body mass is particularly striking. Physiological and pathological ageing together with secular trends contribute to the variation in anthropometric characteristics with age, although the relative contributions of these phenomena appear to differ in the two populations.

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An anthropometric survey of growth and physique of the populations of Karkar Island and Lufa subdistrict, New Guinea

Harvey

1974

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B

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“…[13][14][15] Normal postural alignment has been an important goal in the treatment of human ailments in dentistry, physiotherapy, physiatry, surgery, and chiropractic. [16][17][18][19] It has been suggested that the development of erect posture could not have been accomplished without alterations in the pelvic posture of our ancestors.…”

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