The effects of posture on lung function
Item
- Title
- The effects of posture on lung function
- Author(s)
- May Tanya
- Abstract
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ABSTRACTDeviation from what is described as normal postural alignment suggests a system of imbalance, or abnormal strain on the musculoskeletal system. It has been suggested that postural abnormalities may directly influence respiration; however there have been no controlled studies of such relationships.
The primary aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the following three aspects of posture: - anterior head, forward shoulders and thoracic kyphosis, on lung function.
Thirty male subjects aged 18-30 years participated in the study. Assessments of posture were made from four photographs: anterior, posterior, lateral and oblique views, and posture scores were assigned to the individual aspects, reflecting the degree of postural abnormality exhibited in that region. Lung function was then assessed using a forced expiration test, which measured forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume in one second.
Results from this study showed that neither an anterior head posture, round shoulders, an exaggerated thoracic kyphosis, or any combination of these postural abnormalities, affect respiratory functional capacity in healthy subjects aged 18-30 years.
This supports the null hypothesis that states there is no association between postural abnormality in the thoracic-cervical shoulder region and reduced lung function. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13644
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
May Tanya, “The effects of posture on lung function”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 4, 2025, https://www.osteopathicresearch.org/s/orw/item/1113