Index to Chiropractic Literature
Index to Chiropractic Literature
My ICL     Sign In
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Index to Chiropractic LiteratureIndex to Chiropractic LiteratureIndex to Chiropractic Literature
Share:


For best results switch to Advanced Search.
Article Detail
Return to Search Results
ID 25633
  Title Correlations between individuals' characteristics and spinal stiffness in individuals with and without back pain: A combined analysis of multiple data sets
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30871711
Journal J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018 Nov-Dec;41(9):734-752
Author(s)
Subject(s)
Peer Review Yes
Publication Type Article
Abstract/Notes

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe the correlations between individual characteristics and spinal stiffness as measured with different spinal stiffness measurement devices in individuals with and without back pain.

METHODS: A secondary analysis of 3 adult data sets obtained using 3 different devices, in 2 spinal regions, from a total of 5 separate cross-sectional studies was conducted. Differences in spinal stiffness between men and women and in the strength of correlations among spinal stiffness and age and anthropometric characteristics were evaluated using either the t test for independent samples, Pearson's correlation coefficient, or Kendall's τ rank correlation coefficient.

RESULTS: As expected, results varied between data sets; however, few factors had consistent correlations. Specifically, spinal stiffness was significantly lower in women than men in all 3 data sets. Height was positively correlated with spinal stiffness across all data sets. Although weight was correlated with thoracic stiffness, its correlation with lumbar stiffness varied. In 2 data sets, body mass index was inversely associated with lumbar spinal stiffness, whereas results from the thoracic spine region revealed a positive correlation. The results for 1 data set suggest that physiological measurement evaluating body weight distribution may also affect spinal stiffness; however, the specific correlation remains unclear.

CONCLUSION: Despite data set differences, significant correlations were observed, indicating that participants' characteristics appear to affect spinal stiffness measurement.

Author keywords: Back Pain, Association, Spine, Complementary Therapies

Author affiliations: IP: Department of Anatomy, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada; MS: Department of Chiropractic, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; AW: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; AB: Center for Biomechanics Research, AECC University College, Bournemouth, United Kingdom; DDC: Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; MD: Department of Human Kinetics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada; MF: Division of Research, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; GK: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This abstract is reproduced with the permission of the publisher; full text is available by subscription. Click on the above link and select a publisher from PubMed's LinkOut feature.


 

   Text (Citation) Tagged (Export) Excel
 
Email To
Subject
 Message
Format
HTML Text     Excel



To use this feature you must register a personal account in My ICL. Registration is free! In My ICL you can save your ICL searches in My Searches, and you can save search results in My Collections. Be sure to use the Held Citations feature to collect citations from an entire search session. Read more search tips.

Sign Into Existing My ICL Account    |    Register A New My ICL Account
Search Tips
  • Enclose phrases in "quotation marks".  Examples: "low back pain", "evidence-based"
  • Retrieve all forms of a word with an asterisk*, also called a wildcard or truncation.  Example: chiropract* retrieves chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractors
  • Register an account in My ICL to save search histories (My Searches) and collections of records (My Collections)
Advanced Search Tips