THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY

ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate and correlate balance and thoracic hyperkyphosis in sedentary elderly people. Methods: 61 elderly, 14 men and 47 women, mean age of 78.03 ± 9.34, mean weight of 67.80 kg ± 12.82, and mean height of 1.58 m ± 0.09. Balance assessment was performed using the Berg Balance...

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Main Authors: Fabíola Júnia Gonçalves, Cíntia Domingues de Freitas, Igor Fagioli Bordello Masson, Mayara Martins de Sá
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2022-10-01
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author Fabíola Júnia Gonçalves
Cíntia Domingues de Freitas
Igor Fagioli Bordello Masson
Mayara Martins de Sá
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Cíntia Domingues de Freitas
Igor Fagioli Bordello Masson
Mayara Martins de Sá
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description ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate and correlate balance and thoracic hyperkyphosis in sedentary elderly people. Methods: 61 elderly, 14 men and 47 women, mean age of 78.03 ± 9.34, mean weight of 67.80 kg ± 12.82, and mean height of 1.58 m ± 0.09. Balance assessment was performed using the Berg Balance Scale, Romberg Test, and Functional Reach Test, and the Flexicurve method was used to detect thoracic hyperkyphosis. The correlation between the variables was performed using the Bivariate correlation test. Results: The values obtained in the tests were: Flexicurve (65.73º ± 10.57), Berg Balance Scale (44.05 points ± 7.58), Functional Reach Test (16.29 cm ± 6.36), and Romberg Test (89% positive, 11% negative). There was no correlation between the Flexicurve method and the Berg Balance Scale (r = -0.22, p = 0.08); with the Romberg Test (r = -0.08, p = 0.52); and the Functional Range Test (r = 0.13 p = 0.31). Conclusion: Thoracic hyperkyphosis did not influence the balance variables in the elderly sample studied. Level of evidence I; Diagnostic studies - Investigation of a diagnostic test - Test of previously developed diagnostic criteria in consecutive patients (with “gold” reference standard applied).
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spelling doaj.art-7415ac45eacb4e9da06a71521d628acd2022-12-22T03:36:59ZengSociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC)Coluna/Columna2177-014X2022-10-0121310.1590/s1808-185120222103265347THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLYFabíola Júnia Gonçalveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9376-6421Cíntia Domingues de Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-7366Igor Fagioli Bordello Massonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-069XMayara Martins de Sáhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-0003ABSTRACT Objective: Evaluate and correlate balance and thoracic hyperkyphosis in sedentary elderly people. Methods: 61 elderly, 14 men and 47 women, mean age of 78.03 ± 9.34, mean weight of 67.80 kg ± 12.82, and mean height of 1.58 m ± 0.09. Balance assessment was performed using the Berg Balance Scale, Romberg Test, and Functional Reach Test, and the Flexicurve method was used to detect thoracic hyperkyphosis. The correlation between the variables was performed using the Bivariate correlation test. Results: The values obtained in the tests were: Flexicurve (65.73º ± 10.57), Berg Balance Scale (44.05 points ± 7.58), Functional Reach Test (16.29 cm ± 6.36), and Romberg Test (89% positive, 11% negative). There was no correlation between the Flexicurve method and the Berg Balance Scale (r = -0.22, p = 0.08); with the Romberg Test (r = -0.08, p = 0.52); and the Functional Range Test (r = 0.13 p = 0.31). Conclusion: Thoracic hyperkyphosis did not influence the balance variables in the elderly sample studied. Level of evidence I; Diagnostic studies - Investigation of a diagnostic test - Test of previously developed diagnostic criteria in consecutive patients (with “gold” reference standard applied).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512022000300207&lng=en&tlng=enPostural BalanceAgingkyphosisSedentary Behavior
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Cíntia Domingues de Freitas
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Mayara Martins de Sá
THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
Coluna/Columna
Postural Balance
Aging
kyphosis
Sedentary Behavior
title THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
title_full THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
title_fullStr THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
title_full_unstemmed THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
title_short THORACIC HYPERKYPHOSIS DOES NOT INFLUENCE THE BALANCE IN SEDENTARY ELDERLY
title_sort thoracic hyperkyphosis does not influence the balance in sedentary elderly
topic Postural Balance
Aging
kyphosis
Sedentary Behavior
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512022000300207&lng=en&tlng=en
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