Analysis of selected features of body build and posture in a group of post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis

A. Szczygieł, G. Materna, E. Ciszek

A. Szczygieł, G. Materna, E. Ciszek – Analysis of selected features of body build and posture in a group of post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2003; 3(4); 337-346

Abstract

Background. The purpose of this article was to analyze the degree of osteoporosis-related changes in body build and posture and the characteristics of anterior-posterior curvature of the spine in the thoracic and lumbar segments. Material and methods. We studied 71 women aged 50-80 diagnosed with osteoporosis by densitometric testing. The research was conducted in the Locomotor Diagnostic Laboratory at the Cracow Academy of Physical Education, using a non-invasive computerized device – the Metrecom System – to obtain results of posturometric testing on three planes of reference. Results. Deviations and asymmetry were found (of varying extent in relation to physiological norms) in the body boild and posture of these osteoporotic women. Detailed analysis of the results showed that they fell within the normal range from 44% to 97%, with the exception of head position. From 66% to 78% of the results for a given parameter placed in the first category (mean +/- SD). No dependency was found between the age of the subject and the size or intensity of a given parameter, with the exception of the correlation coefficient for forward or rear head position in the sagittal plane, which came close to 0.3. Conclusions. The results we obtained confirm the suitability of this measurement technique in the diagnostics of osteoporosis.

Key words:
three-plane diagnostic, scurvature of the spine, body build, body posture
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