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http://dx.doi.org/10.7742/jksr.2011.5.5.277

Impacts from the Wearing of a SPINE-GUARD on a Cross-Legged Sit on Variations of the Cobb's Angle, Lower Back Pain and Trunk Flexion Angle  

Choi, Seok-Joo (Department of Physical Therapy, Taegu Science University)
Jeong, Bong-Jae (Department of Radiological Science, International University of Korea)
Choi, Wan-Suk (Department of Physical Therapy, International University of Korea)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology / v.5, no.5, 2011 , pp. 277-282 More about this Journal
Abstract
When we keep sitting for a long time, we end up with pain due to changes in the curvature in the waist. This study examined impacts from the wearing of a SPINE-GUARD(belt for the waist stabilization) on a cross-legged sit on variations of the Cobb's angle, lower back pain and trunk flexion angle. 15 men for the examination have watched movies or attended lectures while wearing a belt for 90 minutes per round for every five rounds for two weeks. The Cobb's angle showed a significant decrease from $48.36{\pm}14.57$ before wearing to $28.09{\pm}11.63$ after wearing (p<0.05). Pain decreased from $4.53{\pm}2.36$ before wearing to $2.733{\pm}2.153$ after wearing (p<0.05). The trunk flexion angle also showed a significant decrease from $82.33{\pm}20.30$ before wearing to $70.2{\pm}19.43$ after wearing (p<0.05). Given these findings, the wearing of a SPINE-GUARD seems to affect variations of the Cobb's angle and trunk flexion angle, and decrease of lower back pain.
Keywords
Cobb's Angle; Cross-Legged Sit; Lower Back Pain; Trunk Flexion Angle;
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