TITLE:
The Relationship between Neck and Shoulder Pain and the Sagittal Alignment of the Spine in Standing in Younger Generation
AUTHORS:
Tomonori Kenmoku, Takane Suzuki, Nobuyasu Ochiai, Tatsuki Ebata, Genyo Miyajima, Naoshige Nagura, Mitsufumi Nakawaki, Ryo Tazawa, Sho Hiramatsu, Hironori Yamazaki, Yu Sasaki, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Eiko Hashimoto, Kenji Onuma, Naonobu Takahira, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Masashi Takaso
KEYWORDS:
Choronic Neck and Shoulder Pain, Sagittal Alignment of the Spine, Thoracic Kyphosis, Lumber Lordosis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Orthopedics,
Vol.5 No.11,
November
3,
2015
ABSTRACT: Background: The
relationship between chronic neck and shoulder pain and posture remains controversial.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between chronic
neck and shoulder pain and spinal sagittal alignment in standing posture in
younger generation. Methods: Subjects included 57 females and 32 males (average
age, 29.9 ± 5.7 years). All subjects were 20s or 30s. Spinal curvature was
assessed using SpinalMouse. The subjects were also divided into a normal group
(VAS zero group) and a pain group by VAS results. Statistical analysis was
performed by Student’s t-test.
Significance was defined as p p = 0.013 and p = 0.020, respectively). Thoracic kyphosis in subjects with neck
pain or pain above scapula was significantly higher than that in subjects
without pain (p = 0.0075 and p = 0.025, respectively). Lumbar
lordosis in subjects with pain above the scapula or interscapula was
significantly higher than that in subjects without pain (p = 0.016).