Shape of the Sagittal Curvatures of the Spine in Youthful Female Volleyball Players

University of Rzeszow

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06583681

05072024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to assess the formation of the sagittal curvatures of the spine in healthy girls practicing volleyball versus their untrained peers.

Research questions:

1. Is there a differentiation in values of thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis angles, and compensation ratio among girls practicing volleyball and their untrained peers?
2. Does practicing volleyball determine the frequency of correctness in the lumbosacral inclination, the shape of the curvature of the thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis?
3. Does practicing volleyball determine the frequency of types and subtypes of body posture?

Full description

The investigators compared 30 healthy girls aged 10-13 (attending training regularly, three times a week), with 30 healthy peers who did not train in any sports and did not regularly participate in any physical exercises apart from attending obligatory physical education classes. The Baseline Bubble inclinometer was applied as the research tool of choice. The study protocol entailed the measuring of the sagittal curvatures of the spine.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 10 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age range of 10-13 years,
• dominating right hand and right leg,
• a written informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• injuries of the musculoskeletal system,
• pathology of the limbs,
• previous orthopedic surgery,
• neurological disorders,
• refusal to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)