Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects
Sitting is a common aggravating factor in low back pain (LBP), and re-education of sitting posture is a common aspect of LBP management. However, there is debate regarding what is an optimal sitting posture. This pilot study had 2 aims; to investigate whether pain-free subjects can be reliably posit...
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| author | O'Sullivan, K. O'Dea, P. Dankaerts, Wim O'Sullivan, Peter Clifford, A. O'Sullivan, L. |
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| description | Sitting is a common aggravating factor in low back pain (LBP), and re-education of sitting posture is a common aspect of LBP management. However, there is debate regarding what is an optimal sitting posture. This pilot study had 2 aims; to investigate whether pain-free subjects can be reliably positioned in a neutral sitting posture (slight lumbar lordosis and relaxed thorax); and to compare perceptions of neutral sitting posture to habitual sitting posture (HSP). The lower lumbar spine HSP of seventeen pain-free subjects was initially recorded. Subjects then assumed their own subjectively perceived ideal posture (SPIP). Finally, 2 testers independently positioned the subjects into a tester perceived neutral posture (TPNP). The inter-tester reliability of positioning in TPNP was very good (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.91, mean difference = 3% of range of motion). A repeated measures ANOVA revealed that HSP was significantly more flexed than both SPIP and TPNP (p <0.05). There was no significant difference between SPIP and TPNP (p >0.05). HSP was more kyphotic than all other postures. This study suggests that pain-free subjects can be reliably positioned in a neutral lumbar sitting posture. Further investigation into the role of neutral sitting posture in LBP subjects is warranted. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-461082019-02-19T04:27:52Z Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects O'Sullivan, K. O'Dea, P. Dankaerts, Wim O'Sullivan, Peter Clifford, A. O'Sullivan, L. Lumbar spine Sitting Posture Sitting is a common aggravating factor in low back pain (LBP), and re-education of sitting posture is a common aspect of LBP management. However, there is debate regarding what is an optimal sitting posture. This pilot study had 2 aims; to investigate whether pain-free subjects can be reliably positioned in a neutral sitting posture (slight lumbar lordosis and relaxed thorax); and to compare perceptions of neutral sitting posture to habitual sitting posture (HSP). The lower lumbar spine HSP of seventeen pain-free subjects was initially recorded. Subjects then assumed their own subjectively perceived ideal posture (SPIP). Finally, 2 testers independently positioned the subjects into a tester perceived neutral posture (TPNP). The inter-tester reliability of positioning in TPNP was very good (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.91, mean difference = 3% of range of motion). A repeated measures ANOVA revealed that HSP was significantly more flexed than both SPIP and TPNP (p <0.05). There was no significant difference between SPIP and TPNP (p >0.05). HSP was more kyphotic than all other postures. This study suggests that pain-free subjects can be reliably positioned in a neutral lumbar sitting posture. Further investigation into the role of neutral sitting posture in LBP subjects is warranted. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46108 10.1016/j.math.2010.06.005 Churchill Livingstone fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lumbar spine Sitting Posture O'Sullivan, K. O'Dea, P. Dankaerts, Wim O'Sullivan, Peter Clifford, A. O'Sullivan, L. Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title | Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title_full | Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title_fullStr | Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title_short | Neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| title_sort | neutral lumbar spine sitting posture in pain-free subjects |
| topic | Lumbar spine Sitting Posture |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46108 |