Lower thoracic spine extension mobility is associated with higher intensity of thoracic spine pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association of thoracic spine (TS) posture and mobility with TS pain.

Methods

Participants with TS pain reported maximum, average, and night pain in TS area, and pain summary score was calculated. Upright and sitting TS postures were evaluated by inspection. TS posture and mobility (flexion and extension) were recorded using an inclinometer and a tape measure, respectively. Correlations between posture and mobility assessments were calculated using Spearman rank correlation, the association of TS posture and mobility with TS pain by logistic regression analysis.

Results

The participants' (n = 73, 52 females, age range 22-56) TS pain duration was 12 weeks on average. The correlations for measurements of TS posture and flexion mobility were hi

SUBMITTER: Maatta J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9487940 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature