Diurnal Variation of Height in South Indian Adolescent Subjects

Koshy, Jinu Merlin; devi, Gayathri; Archana, R; Johnson, W. H.

doi:10.16965/ijar.2017.360

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“…People spend about 61% of time standing in the work and home environment [ 1 ]. Although prolonged weight bearing postures, such as standing and walking, have been associated with decreased spine height [ 10 , 11 ] some studies reported that seated weight bearing postures could result in spine height gain [ 12 ]. Sustained and repetitive lumbar extension postures frequently occur after periods of prolonged unloading such as sleep.…”

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Sustained versus repetitive standing trunk extension results in greater spinal growth and pain improvement in back pain:A randomized clinical trial

Harrison,

Brismée,

Sizer Jr

et al. 2024

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BACKGROUND: McKenzie standing trunk extension exercises have been used for the management of low back pain (LBP). However, no study to date has investigated the effect of standing trunk extension postures on spinal height and clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in subjects with LBP following a period of trunk loading how spinal height, pain, symptoms’ centralization and function outcome measures respond to two standing postures interventions: (1) repetitive trunk extension (RTE) and (2) sustained trunk extension (STE). METHODS: A consecutive sample of convenience of people with LBP were recruited to participate in 2-session physical therapy using either RTE or STE in standing. RESULTS: Thirty participants (18 women) with a mean age of 53 ± 17.5 years completed the study. The first session resulted in spinal height increase (spinal growth) of 2.07 ± 1.32 mm for the RTE intervention and 4.54 ± 1.61 mm for the STE group (p< 0.001; ES = 1.67), while the second session (2-week following the first session) resulted in spinal growth of 2.39 ± 1.46 mm for the RTE group and 3.91 ± 2.06 mm for the STE group (p= 0.027; ES = 0.85). The STE group presented with the larger reduction in most pain from 6 to 2 as compared to the RTE group from 6 to 4 between Session 1 and Session 2 (p< 0.001). There was no difference between the groups in Modified Oswestry score and symptoms centralization (p= 0.88 and p= 0.77, respectively). CONCLUSION: People with LBP experienced greater spine growth and improvements of pain during standing STE as compared to RTE. People with LBP could use such postures and movements to alleviate their LBP and improve spine height while in a weight bearing position.

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Sustained versus repetitive standing trunk extension results in greater spinal growth and pain improvement in back pain:A randomized clinical trial

Harrison,

Brismée,

Sizer Jr

et al. 2024

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The effect of swimming program on body composition levels in adolescents with Down syndrome

Suarez-Villadat

Luna-Oliva

Acebes

et al. 2020

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Swim, Strength, or Combined Programs: Effect on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents With Down Syndrome

Suarez-Villadat,

Sadarangani,

Corredeira

et al. 2024

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

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The adolescent population with Down syndrome (DS) appears to show higher levels of body fat and lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness or muscle strength than their peers without disabilities. There is a need to create physical activity programs to improve these data. The aim of this research was to determine the effects of a 16-week swimming program, strength program, and combined program (swimming and strength training) on body composition and health-related physical fitness on adolescents with DS and to assess whether there are differences in the results of the different training programs. Forty-five adolescents (17 female and 28 male; average age 15.5 [1.53] years) with DS were recruited and randomized to three groups (swim [n = 15], strength [n = 15], and combined [n = 15]). Results showed that the swim group had significant improvements in all health-related physical fitness variables and there was an improvement in some body-composition variables (p < .05). The strength and combined groups obtained minor improvements in the variables analyzed. In summary, a 16-week swim program consisting of three sessions of 60 min is able to improve levels of body composition and health-related physical fitness in adolescents with DS. The swim training program seems to be more effective in improving body composition and health-related physical fitness than the strength or combined program. These findings could be useful in different special-education centers due to the predisposition shown by the population with DS to this sport modality.

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Diurnal Variation of Height in South Indian Adolescent Subjects

Cited by 4 publications

References 14 publications

Sustained versus repetitive standing trunk extension results in greater spinal growth and pain improvement in back pain:A randomized clinical trial

Sustained versus repetitive standing trunk extension results in greater spinal growth and pain improvement in back pain:A randomized clinical trial

The effect of swimming program on body composition levels in adolescents with Down syndrome

Swim, Strength, or Combined Programs: Effect on Health-Related Physical Fitness in Adolescents With Down Syndrome

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