An investigation into the relationship between breast size, bra size and mechanical back pain

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Title: An investigation into the relationship between breast size, bra size and mechanical back pain
Author(s): Arnott Natasha
Abstract: Objective: An observational study to determine if bra fit is a contributor to musculoskeletal back and neck pain. Design: Using a modified Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire and measuring participant’s chest and cup size. Setting: Within the British School of Osteopathy. Methods: Measuring female student bra sizes using the current standard method of UK bra measurements, as stated by Greenbaum (2003) see Appendix 7. Subjects: Sixty female BSO 3rd and 4th year students aged between 20-50 years, 30 with no specific mechanical back and neck pain, and 30 that were asymptomatic. Results: There was a statistical difference in the participants perceived cup size and between the two groups (U= 313, p>0.038) with the pain group overestimating their cup size and underestimating their band size. There was a significant difference between the perception and the actual values for cup size, chest size (inches) and cup measurement (inches) between the 2 groups (p
Abstract: Objective: An observational study to determine if bra fit is a contributor to musculoskeletal back and neck pain. Design: Using a modified Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire and measuring participant’s chest and cup size. Setting: Within the British School of Osteopathy. Methods: Measuring female student bra sizes using the current standard method of UK bra measurements, as stated by Greenbaum (2003) see Appendix 7. Subjects: Sixty female BSO 3rd and 4th year students aged between 20-50 years, 30 with no specific mechanical back and neck pain, and 30 that were asymptomatic. Results: There was a statistical difference in the participants perceived cup size and between the two groups (U= 313, p>0.038) with the pain group overestimating their cup size and underestimating their band size. There was a significant difference between the perception and the actual values for cup size, chest size (inches) and cup measurement (inches) between the 2 groups (p
presented at: British School of Osteopathy
Date Accepted: 2010
Date Submitted: 31.5.2011 00:00:00
Type: osteo_thesis
Language: English
Pub-Identifier: 14930
Inst-Identifier: 780
Keywords: bra size, breast size, musculoskeletal mechanical pain, correlation, neck pain, thorax pain, lumbar pain
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