Relationships Between Postural Quality and Postural Stability Among Healthy Young Adults
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to determine whether apparent differences in body posture affect the ability to maintain balance and foot loading during standing. Methods: The research was conducted in a group of 100 young adults. The examinations included measurements of body posture using the Posture Photographic Assessment System, as well as measurements of balance ability using the Zebris FDM-S platform. The following body posture parameters were analyzed: posture index (PI), pelvic tilt angle (PLT), and the tilts of subsequent spinal segments. Participants’ body posture was categorized according to the classifications proposed by Dolphens and Frohner. The analyzed balance parameters included the path length (PL) covered by the center of foot pressure (COP) on the ground and the ellipse area (EA) in which the COP was located during the test. The mean percentage load on the forefoot (FORE) and rearfoot (BACK), as well as the symmetry index (SI) for the load on the right and left foot, were also analyzed. Results: Kruskal–Wallis tests demonstrated that PL, EA, SI, FORE, and BACK did not differ significantly among the three posture types defined by Dolphens nor among participants with different pelvic alignments. Furthermore, PL, EA, SI, FORE, BACK, PLT, and the tilts of subsequent spinal segments did not differ significantly between the two posture types according to Frohner. Conclusions: Balance parameters and foot loading during standing did not differ significantly among the three posture types defined by Dolphens, between the two posture types according to Frohner, or among participants with different pelvic alignments.
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OpenAlex topics: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention · Occupational Health and Performance
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Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, University of Silesia, 43-400 Cieszyn, Poland
Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Science and Research Center of Body Posture, College of Education and Therapy in Poznan, 61-473 Poznan, Poland
Department of Medical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Science, University of Physical Education in Katowice, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Institute of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ, 34-400 Nowy Targ, Poland
Institute of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Motor Rehabilitation, University of Physical Culture in Krakow, 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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