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Evaluation of the thoracic curvature and the presence of pain in women of different age groups

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Author(s):
Júlia Guimarães Reis [1] ; Gustavo de Carvalho da Costa [2] ; Deborah Colucci Trevisan [3] ; Fernanda Moura Vasconcelos [4] ; Mariana da Silva Matos [5] ; Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ortopedia, Traumatologia e Reabilitação - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ortopedia, Traumatologia e Reabilitação - Brasil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Coluna/Columna; v. 8, n. 1, p. 27-31, 2009-03-00.
Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to demonstrate the use of the flexicurve method for evaluation and comparison of thoracic kyphosis in healthy women of different ages, and to observe if there is a correlation between degree of pain and thoracic kyphosis using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). METHODS: the study was composed by a group of young G1 (n = 24) and another group G2 (n = 24) which were submitted for evaluation of thoracic curvature (using the flexicurve method) and back pain (using VAS). RESULTS: found a statistically significant difference in the angle of thoracic kyphosis in group 2 compared to group 1 and a weak correlation between the angle of thoracic kyphosis and pain classification of the VAS - in groups 1 and 2. CONCLUSION: the group 1 showed a normal degree of thoracic curvature and the group and group 2 showed a exacerbated degree of thoracic kyphosis, characterizing themselves as hiperkyphosis. However, there was no correlation between degree of pain and thoracic kyphosis in both groups. (AU)