Spinal postural training: Comparison of the postural and mobility effects of electrotherapy, exercise, biofeedback trainer in addition to postural education in university students

Çelenay, Şeyda Toprak; Kaya, Derya Özer; Özüdoğru, Anıl

doi:10.3233/bmr-140501

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“…Although it is easy to qualitatively observe the postures that people adopt during functional tasks such as using a computer, there are limited data available to quantify spinal posture behaviour. Existing studies have methodological limitations in three main areas: i) instantaneous measures such as radiography, photography or an electromechanical device (Celenay et al, 2015;Makhsous et al, 2003;Straker et al, 5 2007) provide a basis to describe posture, but cannot be considered a functional measurement; ii) participant's awareness that spinal posture is the being measured risks biasing their postural behaviour; iii) normalisation of posture data to range of motion of individual participants Callaghan, 2005, 2010) is vulnerable to error associated with measuring the range of motion and inter-subject variability, thus confounding comparison of results between subjects or between studies.…”

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Thoracic and lumbar posture behaviour in sitting tasks and standing: Progressing the biomechanics from observations to measurements

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Few studies quantify spinal posture behaviour at both the thoracolumbar and lumbar spinal regions. This study compared spontaneous spinal posture in 50 asymptomatic participants (21 males) during three conditions: 10-min computer task in sitting (participants naïve to the measure), during their perceived 'correct' sitting posture, and standing. Three-dimensional optical tracking quantified surface spinal angles at the thoracolumbar and lumbar regions, and spinal orientation with respect to the vertical. Despite popular belief that lordotic lumbar angles are 'correct' for sitting, this was rarely adopted for 10-min sitting. In 10-min sitting, spinal angles flexed 24(7-9)deg at lumbar and 12(6-8)deg at thoracolumbar regions relative to standing (P < 0.001). When participants 'corrected' their sitting posture, their thoracolumbar angle -2(7)deg was similar to the angle in standing -1(6)deg (P = 1.00). Males were flexed at the lumbar angle relative to females for 10-min sitting, 'correct' sitting and standing, but showed no difference at the thoracolumbar region.

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“…They were not included in the study if any of the following criteria were met: (i) having a systemic pathology, including inflammatory, rheumatologic, or metabolic diseases; (ii) having any musculoskeletal injury, pathology, or structural deformity related to the spine or extremities; or (iii) having any active intervention including corticosteroid or any medication in the previous 3 months. The exclusion criteria were set according to previous similar studies (33)(34)(35).…”

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An 8-week thoracic spine stabilization exercise program improves postural back pain, spine alignment, postural sway, and core endurance in university students:a randomized controlled study

Çelenay

Kaya

2017

Turk J Med Sci

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Background/aim: To investigate the effects of an 8-week thoracic stabilization exercise program on back pain, spinal alignment, postural sway, and core endurance in university students.Materials and methods: University students were randomly allocated into exercise (n: 28) and control (n: 25) groups. The exercise program was carried out 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Postural pain, spinal alignment, postural sway, and core endurance were assessed via visual analogue scale, Spinal Mouse, Biodex Balance System, and McGill's trunk muscle endurance tests at the baseline and after 8 weeks of training.Results: Differences were observed for postural pain, thoracic and lumbar curvature, dynamic stability index (eyes closed), and core endurance scores in the exercise group between baseline and week 8 (P < 0.05) and all the parameters were significantly different when compared to those of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusions:The program decreased postural pain, spinal curvatures, and postural sway, and increased core endurance in university students. The program can be effective in postural pain and misalignment of spine problems related to core weakness and balance disorders.

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“…For the a priori power analysis, we used the G*power 3.1 software [28] to determine the sample size for this study. The minimum sample size was estimated based on the reported difference of sitting posture after 8-week spinal postural training using a biofeedback posture-correction device [24]. The required sample size for a statistical power of 0.8 and a two-tailed α of 0.05 for two dependent means was 6 and 16 for thoracic and lumbar angles, respectively.…”

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“…The effects of these active devices depend on whether the users actively adjust their posture when feedback is received. Although previous studies have reported acceptable outcomes with these active devices, their prototype designs are preliminary and bulky, with many wires, making them impractical for everyday use [24,26].…”

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“…In contrast to passive devices, active devices are developed to provide feedback and promote postural adjustment actively. Celenay et al showed an improvement in thoracic posture after an 8-week training program wearing a harness with an electronic sensor placed between the scapulae and waist [24]. An auditory alarm was given once the individual slouched and the sound could only be stopped while returning to the previous posture.…”

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Sitting Posture during Prolonged Computer Typing with and without a Wearable Biofeedback Sensor

Kuo

Huang

Kao

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IJERPH

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Prolonged sitting combined with an awkward posture might contribute to the increased risks of developing spinal pain. Maintaining an upright sitting posture is thus often suggested, especially nowadays when people spend longer periods in the sitting posture for occupational or leisure activities. Many types of assistive devices are commercially available to help computer users maintain an upright sitting posture. As the technology advances, wearable sensors that use microelectromechanical technology are designed to provide real-time biofeedback and promote adjusting posture actively. However, whether such wearable biofeedback sensors could assist adjusting sitting posture in computer users during prolonged typing remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a wearable biofeedback sensor on maintaining an upright sitting posture. Twenty-one healthy young adults were recruited and performed a 1-h computer typing task twice, with and without using the active biofeedback device. The sagittal spinal posture during computer typing was measured using a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Using the wearable biofeedback sensor significantly decreased the neck flexion (p < 0.001), thoracic kyphotic (p = 0.033), and pelvic plane (p = 0.021) angles compared with not using the sensor. Computer users and sedentary workers may benefit from using wearable biofeedback sensors to actively maintain an upright sitting posture during prolonged deskwork.

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Spinal postural training: Comparison of the postural and mobility effects of electrotherapy, exercise, biofeedback trainer in addition to postural education in university students

Abstract: A prospective randomized controlled trial, Level 1.

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Thoracic and lumbar posture behaviour in sitting tasks and standing: Progressing the biomechanics from observations to measurements

Thoracic and lumbar posture behaviour in sitting tasks and standing: Progressing the biomechanics from observations to measurements

An 8-week thoracic spine stabilization exercise program improves postural back pain, spine alignment, postural sway, and core endurance in university students:a randomized controlled study

Sitting Posture during Prolonged Computer Typing with and without a Wearable Biofeedback Sensor

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