Kashmeera PK¹, Vijay Selvan N²* and Nowfiya Nizar³

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India
²Professor and Head, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India
³Intern, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India

*Corresponding Author: Vijay Selvan N, Professor and Head, Department of Physiotherapy, KMCT College of Allied Health Sciences, Kozhikode, India.

Received: July 24, 2023; Published: October 03, 2023

Abstract

Background of the study: Lower crossed syndrome is a postural dysfunction where there is an imbalance occur in the musculoskeletal system due to the alternative tightness and weakness of the muscles in the anterior and posterior of the body. The tightened muscles are thoracolumbar extensors on the dorsal side and iliopsoas on ventral side. similarly, the weakened muscles are deep abdominal muscles ventrally and gluteus maximus dorsally. These forms in a specific cross pattern anteriorly and posteriorly, hence the name lower crossed syndrome.

Objective: To find the influence of prolonged sitting postures in the occurrence of lower crossed syndrome in college students

Methods: An observational study conducted with 34 college students within the age group of 18-25 years. After selection students were divided into two groups- group A contains students with forward lean sitting posture and group B contains students with slouched sitting posture. The manual muscle test (MMT) was used to assess the muscle strength and Thomas test and Modified- modified Schober test are used to evaluate the length of hip flexor muscle and trunk extensors respectively.

Results: Both groups show features of Lower cross syndrome. The gluteal and abdominal muscle strength decreased in both groups. Difference between mean scores of MMST shows much differences in both groups. There was marked mean differences in the Thomas test showing that hip flexor length is more decreased in forward lean sitting posture when compared to slouched sitting posture.

Conclusions: The study concludes that both forward lean sitting and slouched sitting postures have an in occurrence of lower crossed syndrome, where forward lean sitting posture have more influence on the occurrence.

Keywords: Lower Crossed Syndrome; Forward Lean Sitting Posture; Slouched Sitting Posture; Thoracolumbar Extensors; Iliopsoas, Deep Abdominal Muscles Gluteus Maximus

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Citation

Citation: Vijay Selvan N., et al. “Influenze of Prolonged Sitting Posture in the Occurrence of Lower Crossed Syndrome in College Students". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 6.11 (2023): 02-08.

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