The Relationship Between Cervicothoracic Posture and the Presence of Pain

doi:10.1179/JMT.1995.3.1.21

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The Relationship Between Cervicothoracic Posture and the Presence of Pain

Published 1995 · K. Refshauge, Leonard Bolst, M. Goodsell

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

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Abstract

AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the assumed relationship between posture and pain in the cervicothoracic region of the spine. Eighteen female volunteers with pain in the cervical and trapezius region participated in the study. Eighteen female age-matched volunteers who had never sought treatment for pain participated as controls. The cervicothoracic kyphosis was defined as the angle subtended by a line drawn through C4 and C7, and through C7 and T4. An independent samples t test was used to compare this angle in pain subjects and non-pain subjects. No difference was found between the two groups (t = −0.221; p = 0.827). This suggests that the size of the cervicothoracic curve in the sagittal plane during relaxed standing is not associated with, and therefore is unlikely to contribute to, the onset of pain.

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Cervicothoracic posture is not associated with pain onset in the cervical and trapezius region, suggesting it is unlikely to contribute to pain onset.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

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