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Table 4 Changes from the neutral position during different loading modalities: postural effects in the three planes.

From: Postural effects of symmetrical and asymmetrical loads on the spines of schoolchildren

 

12 kg SYM

8 kg SYM

8 kg ASYM

Trunk rotation (no. = 30)

0.01 ± 2.02 †

0.003 ± 1.76 †

3.1 ± 3.4 *

Shoulder asymmetry (no. = 30)

-1.2 ± 7 †

-0.03 ± 7.2 †

18 ± 17.8 *

Frontal plumbline (no. = 30)

4.3 ± 7.7 *†

1.9 ± 6.5 †

28.3 ± 16.7 *

Sagittal plumbline (no. = 24)

76.9 ± 38.1 *†

73.8 ± 27.9 *†

21.9 ± 18.1 *

Angle of lumbar lordosis (no. = 24)

-16.3 ± 19.2 *

-13 ± 16.5 *

-3.8 ± 5.7 *

Angle of kyphosis (no. = 24)

-9.4 ± 25.2

-5.9 ± 22.2

2.3 ± 4.7 *

  1. *, Statistically significant difference vs neutral position; †, statistically significant difference vs 8 kg ASYM. SYM: Symmetrical load; ASYM: asymmetrical load.