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Impact of physical activity levels on the ability to maintain static trunk posture in older adults
Núria Sempere-Rubio1, Elena Muñoz-Gómez1, Marta Inglés1
1UBIC, Departament de Fisioteràpia, Universitat de València, València, Spain.
Propose:
to assess the impact of physical activity (PA) levels on sitting posture in the older adults.
Methods:
One hundred and twenty individuals were divided into three groups according their PA levels: vigorous group (VG); moderate group (MG); low group (LG). The ability to maintain static trunk posture in sitting position as assessed based on the cervical angle (CA) and thoracic angle (TA) was measured.
Results:
There were no significant differences between measurements in CA for the VG. However, LG and MG participants exhibited a significant decrease in CA from minute 1 to 10 and from minute 2 to 10, respectively. In the thoracic region, only the MG exhibited significant differences in TA from minute 2 to 10 compared to minute 1 (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found in TA between measurements for either VG or LG.
Conclusions:
PA has a high impact on the ability to maintain static trunk posture in the older adults.
