Associations between posture, trunk and pelvic functional parameters in Latin American formation dancers
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2020-12-02 |
Short Oral Scientific Presentation Session
Bibliogr.: p. 58
ISBN 978-9955-15-683-3
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee: Kristina Berškienė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Saulė Salatkaitė, Giedrė Vaičienė.
Introduction. Different dance styles consist of diverse movement patterns and paces, which alter the biomechanical and physiological demands, resulting in specific adaptations for each dance form [1]. It may induce a variety of physical problems including injury, poor posture, muscle imbalances and lumbar-pelvic region motor control disorders [2,3]. Pelvic region provides the link between trunk and legs by being connection point for core muscles and starting point of the thigh [4]. Hamstrings are also of great importance because their shortening changes the location of the lumbar-pelvic region and this affects posture [4,5]. Aim: to evaluate the associations between posture, trunk and pelvic functional parameters in Latin American formation dancers. Research methods and organization. This study involved twenty-three non-professional Latin American formation female dancers. Participants were recruited from dance studio “Aistra šokiui” and took part in the study during the period of 08/01/2020 to 10/01/2020. The study was approved by the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Bioethics Center (No. BEC-SR(M)-42). Inclusion criteria: age 20-40 years; dancing experience of at least 3 years and for at least twice a week; dancing nonprofessionally. Age of participants was 23 (20-33; 23.7) years. Participants had 8 (3-15; 8.53) years of dancing experience. W.W.K. Hoeger visual scale was used for posture assessment. Six tests by H. Luomajoki were used for evaluating movement control of the lumbo-pelvic region. W.W.K. Hoeger and H. Luomajoki tests results are expressed in points. Trunk flexion was measured using modified Schober test, results are expressed in centimeters. Measurements of the muscle lengths were taken while performing the passive straight leg raise (PSLR) test and using goniometer and results are expressed in degrees. Data were analyzed using the program SPSS 22.0. The data are presented as median [...].