Open AccessBody posture and syndromes of back pain
Author(s) -
Janusz Nowotny,
Olga Nowotny-Czupryna,
Anna Brzęk,
Anna Kowalczyk,
Krzysztof Czupryna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.246
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2084-4336
pISSN - 1509-3492
DOI - 10.5604/15093492.933788
Subject(s) - back pain , physical therapy , context (archaeology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , low back pain , scoliosis , lumbar , body posture , surgery , alternative medicine , paleontology , pathology , biology
The effects of faulty postures include disturbances of the symmetric distribution of compressive and tensile forces acting on both sides of the body axis and the emergence of harmful shear forces. The torques of antigravity muscles also change unfavourably. This may lead to the development of a repetitive strain syndrome, stenosis of intervertebral foramina, compression of nerve roots and back pain. The development of back pain syndromes is significantly affected by the performance of various work-related tasks in non-ergonomic positions. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between back pain syndromes and the quality of body posture, especially in the context of work ergonomics.