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Age-Related Differences in Passive Trunk Stiffness, Seated Spine Postures, and Muscle Recruitment Patterns.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Age-Related Differences in Passive Trunk Stiffness, Seated Spine Postures, and Muscle Recruitment Patterns./
Author:	Diesbourg, Tara L.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2018,
Description:	158 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-03C.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-03C.
Subject:	Kinesiology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=11010679

Age-Related Differences in Passive Trunk Stiffness, Seated Spine Postures, and Muscle Recruitment Patterns.
Diesbourg, Tara L.

Age-Related Differences in Passive Trunk Stiffness, Seated Spine Postures, and Muscle Recruitment Patterns. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018 - 158 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-03C.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University (Canada), 2018.

Introduction: Age is associated with changes in tissue stiffness as well as higher muscle activity and an increase in the prevalence of low back pain. With increased worker age globally, and with the increased incidence of occupational sitting, it is important to understand how trunk stiffness changes with age and how this trunk stiffness is affected by sitting in older, sedentary workers. Methods: 37 women (aged 20-65 years) participated in the current study. Age was classified two ways: Chronological Age and Fitness Age (based on performance in fitness battery). Trunk stiffness was measured using a passive trunk flexion apparatus described in literature. Participants sat for 60 minutes at a computer workstation throughout which, at 10-minute intervals, seated spine posture, perceived low back discomfort, and muscle activity (EMG) for 6 bilateral trunk muscles were recorded. Correlations were used to assess relationships between age and stiffness, perceived discomfort, posture, and EMG variables; and ANOVAs were used to detect differences in stiffness, posture, and muscle activation between age and discomfort groups. Results: Trunk stiffness increased significantly with age, with the strongest of these relationships measured with Fitness Age (r = 0.517, p = 0.003). Age was not related to posture or to the magnitude of movement displayed while sitting; however, trunk stiffness was negatively correlated with seated spine motion (r = -0.435, p = 0.023). There was no relationship between age or discomfort with muscle activation patters. Conclusions: Age showed a positive relationship with stiffness, which was stronger when examining Fitness Age than Chronological Age. This suggests that age-related research could be improved using measures of fitness rather than age (based on year of birth). Furthermore, the decreased movement while sitting with elevated spine stiffness suggests that altered tissue material properties could affect the manner in which people perform seated work, leaving them more susceptible to the effects of static postures including reduced blood flow, nerve impingement, and associated discomfort or injuries. Further investigation is warranted to find an easy way to monitor trunk material properties in the workplace in order to control for their effect on worker health.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Kinesiology.

Age-Related Differences in Passive Trunk Stiffness, Seated Spine Postures, and Muscle Recruitment Patterns.
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