Relationship between handedness and the incidence of spinal changes in the frontal plane: evaluation using Idiag® Spinal Mouse®

Abstract

Introduction: Exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients depends on the degree of airflow obstruction, the severity of the hypoxaemia and skeletal muscle function. Muscle atrophy and weakness are considered systemic consequences of COPD and are associated with reduced exercise capacity [1]. Peripheral muscle weakness is a systemic manifestation of COPD which influences exercise limitation, quality of life and prognosis in most of the patients. Chronic hypoxaemia resulting from COPD may increase the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in periph-

School Scoliosis Screening: The Influence of Dominant Limbs and Gender

“…Most studies conducted to examine the laterality of trunk asymmetry and side dominance have focused on diagnosed adolescents with AIS and on the region that is more prevalent in the spine rather than the side of the spine [11][12][13][14][15]20,21]. However, Arienti et al (2019) [14] found that right-side dominance was associated with a prevalence of 0.43%, 1.01% and 0.87% for right thoracic, right thoracolumbar and left lumbar curves, respectively.…”

“…Several studies have examined the different parameters that may influence laterality, such as handedness, footedness, earedness and eyedness. However, studies conducted to examine the laterality of trunk asymmetry and side dominance have focused on diagnosed adolescents with AIS and on region prevalence in the spine rather than the side of the spine [11][12][13][14][15]20,21]. Arienti et al (2019) [14] found that right-side dominance is associated with a low prevalence, whereas left dominance is associated with a high prevalence for right thoracic, right thoracolumbar and left lumbar curves [14].…”