Thoracic Kyphosis Affects Spinal Loads and Trunk Muscle Force | Zendy

Andrew M. Briggs | Zendy; Jaap H. van Dieën | Zendy; Tim V. Wrigley | Zendy; Alison Greig | Zendy; Bev Phillips | Zendy; Sing Kai Lo | Zendy; Kim L. Bennell | Zendy

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Thoracic Kyphosis Affects Spinal Loads and Trunk Muscle Force

Author(s) -

Andrew M. Briggs,

Jaap H. van Dieën,

Tim V. Wrigley,

Alison Greig,

Bev Phillips,

Sing Kai Lo,

Kim L. Bennell

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20060119

Subject(s) - kyphosis , medicine , trunk , thoracic vertebrae , physical medicine and rehabilitation , erector spinae muscles , anatomy , biomechanics , electromyography , physical therapy , orthodontics , lumbar , radiography , lumbar vertebrae , surgery , ecology , biology

Patients with increased thoracic curvature often come to physical therapists for management of spinal pain and disorders. Although treatment approaches are aimed at normalizing or minimizing progression of kyphosis, the biomechanical rationales remain unsubstantiated.

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