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Sagittal postural assessment and lung function in physical therapy students: correlation study

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Last updated: 30 Dec 2024

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Physical Therapy Basic Sciences

Abstract

Objective: This study investigated the correlation between thoracic spine sagittal mobility and lung function among physical therapy students. Materials and methods: A total of forty-six students from Deraya University ages ranged from 19-24 years were enrolled in one group to study the correlation between sagittal spinal variability in the thoracic region and lung function among physical therapy students by using a Spinal Mouse device to measure the thoracic spine sagittal mobility and spirometer device to assess lung function (forced expiratory volume FEV & forced expiratory volume / forced vital capacity FEV1/FVC). Results: There was a moderately negative correlation between FVC, FEV1, and posture from the fixed neutral position (r = -0.643, p = 0.001) and (r = -0.570, p = 0.001) respectively but was not significantly correlated with posture from neutral to flexion or neutral to extension. The correlation between the FEV1/FVC and posture was moderately negatively correlated with posture during movement from neutral to flexion (r = -0.322, p = 0.029) but not significantly associated with posture from neutral to neutral to extension. Conclusion: It can be concluded that habitual position leads to segmental hypomobility of the thoracic spine which may affect pulmonary function among physical therapy students.

DOI

10.21608/ejpt.2024.286636.1187

Keywords

Thoracic mobility, Lung functions, university students

Authors

First Name

Haitham

Last Name

Salah

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Affiliation

Basic Science Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University

Email

haitham.mahmoud@deraya.edu.eg

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First Name

Alaaeldin

Last Name

Khaireldin

MiddleName

Abdelsattar

Affiliation

Physical Therapy for Orthopedic department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt 2Department of Physical Therapy, Benha University Hospital, Benha University, Benha, Qalyubia, Egypt

Email

alaaeldin.khaireldin@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-2600-4328

First Name

Hesham

Last Name

Abdelwahaab

MiddleName

Abdelmoneam

Affiliation

Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine, chest, and Cardio, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minya, Egypt.

Email

hesham.abdelmoneam@deraya.edu.eg

City

Minya

Orcid

0009-0002-6920-2674

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Abdelhakiem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

5Physical therapy for neuromuscular disorders and its surgery department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minia, Egypt

Email

nadia.abdelhakiem@deraya.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Gamal El-Din

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Basic science department, Faculty of physical therapy, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts, Giza, Egypt

Email

mohyahia@msa.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

20

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1

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52247

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-05-07

Publish Date

2024-12-01

Print ISSN

2682-4027

Online ISSN

2682-4094

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1,139

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Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy

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https://ejpt.journals.ekb.eg/

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Sagittal postural assessment and lung function in physical therapy students: correlation study

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30 Dec 2024