Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery

Prevalence of Head and Shoulder Abnormalities in Two Age Groups of Healthy Women

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Zahra Rahimi

Department of Physical Education, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijos.2022.304935.1011
Abstract
Background: The forward head tilt and round holding of shoulder are the two postural problems, being observed not infrequently in young and middle age people. The present study is aimed at investigating such postural abnormalities in two-age groups of women.
Methods: In a relatively randomized sampling, 500 women in two age groups were tested to investigate the incidence of "Forward head" and "Round shoulder" abnormalities. 400 women between the ages of 19-25 (mean 19) years and 100 between 35-50 (mean 40) years were examined for mild, moderate and severe abnormalities. Evaluation of posture was carried out by plumb line. The kyphosis was also documented by a kyphosis goniometer. The subjects were also asked about their back pain, and then correlated with the postures and jobs and sporting activities.
Results: There was significant difference between variables of "age" and "round shoulder" (p<0.05), but the relationship between "age" and "forward head" was not significant. (P < 0.05) .Also, a significant correlation was noticed between jobs that are position -dependent and abnormalities and severity of pain with job (p<0.05). The kyphosis angle was higher in older age group. There was also a correlation between the kyphosis angle and pain in inter-scapular region". (r=0.4, p=0.0001)
Conclusion: The postural abnormalities of “head tilt” and “round shoulder” are seen in both young and middle -age women. The individuals who do regular exercises have less complaint of pain relative to their postural anomalies. Age and Job are effective elements on incidence of most mentioned postural abnormalities in older subjects.

Keywords

Kyphosis
Posture
Head
Women
Pain
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Iranian Journal of Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 4 - Serial Number 75
Autumn
Autumn 2021
Pages 163-169

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