The Effects of Cross-Legged Sitting on the Trunk and Pelvic Angles and Gluteal Pressure in People with and without Low Back Pain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Subjects and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Protocol
2.3. Outcome Measurements
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of Subjects
3.2. Comparison of Trunk Flexion Angle
3.3. Comparison of Pelvic Obliquity
3.4. Comparison of Peak Pressure Ratio
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | LBP Group (n = 30) | Control Group (n = 30) | p |
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Sex (Male/Female) | 22/8 | 20/10 | 0.779 b |
Age (years) | 24.43 ± 2.73 a | 24.17 ± 2.77 | 0.708 c |
Height (cm) | 170.47 ± 7.53 | 171.37 ± 9.19 | 0.684 c |
Weight (kg) | 65.50 ± 12.79 | 66.90 ± 10.80 | 0.649 c |
NPRS | 4.90 ± 0.96 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | |
Postures that make symptoms worse (lumbar flexion/extension) | (27/3) |
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Jung, K.-s.; Jung, J.-h.; In, T.-s. The Effects of Cross-Legged Sitting on the Trunk and Pelvic Angles and Gluteal Pressure in People with and without Low Back Pain. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134621
Jung K-s, Jung J-h, In T-s. The Effects of Cross-Legged Sitting on the Trunk and Pelvic Angles and Gluteal Pressure in People with and without Low Back Pain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(13):4621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134621
Chicago/Turabian StyleJung, Kyoung-sim, Jin-hwa Jung, and Tae-sung In. 2020. "The Effects of Cross-Legged Sitting on the Trunk and Pelvic Angles and Gluteal Pressure in People with and without Low Back Pain" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13: 4621. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134621