Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome
Background/Objective: Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. This sedentary time may have impacts on office workers which affect the normal movement patterns of sitting position caused by muscle tightness and weakness. The aims of this study were to investigate postural changes...
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| description | Background/Objective: Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. This sedentary time may have impacts on office workers which affect the normal movement patterns of sitting position caused by muscle tightness and weakness. The aims of this study were to investigate postural changes in lower crossed syndrome (LCS) on a head tilt angle (HTA), craniovertebral angle (CVA), sagittal shoulder angle (SSA), and trunk flexion angle (TFA) during 30 min sitting in female office workers. Methods: Fifty-four office workers who use computer for at least 4 h/day, work for at least 5 years were recruited. All subjects were evaluated their posture, muscle length and power and assigned into three groups: healty group ([Formula: see text]), LCS type A ([Formula: see text]), and LCS type B ([Formula: see text]). Testing posture was 30[Formula: see text]min sitting at computer workstation and typing on standardized with video record. Then three pictures were captured at four points of time from VDO records. All angles were measured two-way mixed ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey test was used to analyse the data. Results: Subjects with LCS type B have less CVA, SSA, and TFA than healthy and participants with LCS type A significantly during sitting at 0, 10, 20 and 30[Formula: see text]min. There was no significant difference in HTA among the three groups. Conclusion: Subjects with LCS type B showed significant the upper body posture changes compared with other groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-394ea5efd1144e8485a9edb7d427d1f42025-08-20T01:49:33ZengWorld Scientific PublishingHong Kong Physiotherapy Journal1013-70251876-441X2025-06-014501354310.1142/S1013702525500039Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndromePailin Puagprakong0Aris Kanjanasilanont1Wannaporn S. Brady2Kanphajee Sornkaew3Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, Faculty of Sports Science, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, ThailandDepartment of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, Faculty of Sports Science, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom 73140, ThailandDepartment of Health and Sport Science, Faculty of Education, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, ThailandDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, ThailandBackground/Objective: Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. This sedentary time may have impacts on office workers which affect the normal movement patterns of sitting position caused by muscle tightness and weakness. The aims of this study were to investigate postural changes in lower crossed syndrome (LCS) on a head tilt angle (HTA), craniovertebral angle (CVA), sagittal shoulder angle (SSA), and trunk flexion angle (TFA) during 30 min sitting in female office workers. Methods: Fifty-four office workers who use computer for at least 4 h/day, work for at least 5 years were recruited. All subjects were evaluated their posture, muscle length and power and assigned into three groups: healty group ([Formula: see text]), LCS type A ([Formula: see text]), and LCS type B ([Formula: see text]). Testing posture was 30[Formula: see text]min sitting at computer workstation and typing on standardized with video record. Then three pictures were captured at four points of time from VDO records. All angles were measured two-way mixed ANOVA and post-hoc Tukey test was used to analyse the data. Results: Subjects with LCS type B have less CVA, SSA, and TFA than healthy and participants with LCS type A significantly during sitting at 0, 10, 20 and 30[Formula: see text]min. There was no significant difference in HTA among the three groups. Conclusion: Subjects with LCS type B showed significant the upper body posture changes compared with other groups.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1013702525500039Lower crossed syndromemuscle imbalanceupper body posturessitting positionoffice workers |
| spellingShingle | Pailin Puagprakong Aris Kanjanasilanont Wannaporn S. Brady Kanphajee Sornkaew Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal Lower crossed syndrome muscle imbalance upper body postures sitting position office workers |
| title | Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| title_full | Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| title_short | Upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| title_sort | upper body posture changes during sitting in female office workers with lower crossed syndrome |
| topic | Lower crossed syndrome muscle imbalance upper body postures sitting position office workers |
| url | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1013702525500039 |
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