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Seyedahmadi M, Khalaghi K, Alavi Panah S H. The relationship between balance and changes in lumbar - cervical lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis in firefighters. J Prevent Med 2025; 11 (4) :367-380
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1- Asistant Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Velayat University, Iranshahr, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Hakim Nizami Qochan Institute of Higher Education, Quchan, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3- MSc, Department of Sport Sciences, Hakim Nizami Qochan Institute of Higher Education, Quchan, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Sport Sciences, Hakim Nizami Qochan Institute of Higher Education, Quchan, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3- MSc, Department of Sport Sciences, Hakim Nizami Qochan Institute of Higher Education, Quchan, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran
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Introduction:
Firefighters are at risk of musculoskeletal problems due to their unique working conditions and intense physical activities. These problems include changes in balance and the natural curvature of the spine, such as lumbar and cervical lordosis and thoracic kyphosis. This study investigated the relationship between balance and changes in firefighters' lumbar lordosis, cervical lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis.
Methods:
This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on firefighters in Mashhad. The balance tests developed by Ponakoli and colleagues were used to assess balance. Spinal curvature was also assessed using a kyphometer to measure kyphosis, a flexible ruler for lordosis, and a lateral radiography method to measure cervical curvature. Data analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation test and SPSS software version 22 at a significance level of 0.05.
Results:
The results of the Pearson correlation test indicated a significant relationship between functional balance and the angles of forward head posture (p = 0.007, r = 0.234), lordosis (p = 0.0001, r = 0.313), and kyphosis (p = 0.048, r = 0.174) in firefighters. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that among the variables of forward head posture, lordosis, and kyphosis, lordosis had the most significant positive effect on functional balance, with a coefficient of 0.85 and a significance level of 0.0001, making it the strongest predictor of this variable.
Conclusion:
The findings of this study indicated that the functional balance of firefighters is significantly associated with changes in lumbar lordosis, cervical lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis. Among these variables, lordosis was the strongest predictor of functional balance, showing a positive and significant impact. Forward head posture also had a positive effect, whereas kyphosis did not demonstrate a significant influence. These results highlight the importance of spinal posture, particularly lordosis, in improving the functional balance of firefighters
Firefighters are at risk of musculoskeletal problems due to their unique working conditions and intense physical activities. These problems include changes in balance and the natural curvature of the spine, such as lumbar and cervical lordosis and thoracic kyphosis. This study investigated the relationship between balance and changes in firefighters' lumbar lordosis, cervical lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis.
Methods:
This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on firefighters in Mashhad. The balance tests developed by Ponakoli and colleagues were used to assess balance. Spinal curvature was also assessed using a kyphometer to measure kyphosis, a flexible ruler for lordosis, and a lateral radiography method to measure cervical curvature. Data analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation test and SPSS software version 22 at a significance level of 0.05.
Results:
The results of the Pearson correlation test indicated a significant relationship between functional balance and the angles of forward head posture (p = 0.007, r = 0.234), lordosis (p = 0.0001, r = 0.313), and kyphosis (p = 0.048, r = 0.174) in firefighters. The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that among the variables of forward head posture, lordosis, and kyphosis, lordosis had the most significant positive effect on functional balance, with a coefficient of 0.85 and a significance level of 0.0001, making it the strongest predictor of this variable.
Conclusion:
The findings of this study indicated that the functional balance of firefighters is significantly associated with changes in lumbar lordosis, cervical lordosis, and thoracic kyphosis. Among these variables, lordosis was the strongest predictor of functional balance, showing a positive and significant impact. Forward head posture also had a positive effect, whereas kyphosis did not demonstrate a significant influence. These results highlight the importance of spinal posture, particularly lordosis, in improving the functional balance of firefighters
Type of Study: Orginal |
Subject:
Occupational Medicine
Received: 2024/10/28 | Accepted: 2025/01/19 | Published: 2025/07/13
Received: 2024/10/28 | Accepted: 2025/01/19 | Published: 2025/07/13
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