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. 2016 Jun;10(3):495-500.
doi: 10.4184/asj.2016.10.3.495. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Assessment of Lumbar Lordosis and Lumbar Core Strength in Information Technology Professionals

Roma Satish Mehta  1 , Sanket Nagrale  1 , Rachana Dabadghav  1 , Savita Rairikar  2 , Ashok Shayam  3 , Parag Sancheti  4
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Assessment of Lumbar Lordosis and Lumbar Core Strength in Information Technology Professionals

Roma Satish Mehta et al. Asian Spine J. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

Study design: Observational study.

Purpose: To correlate lumbar lordosis and lumbar core strength in information technology (IT) professionals.

Overview of literature: IT professionals have to work for long hours in a sitting position, which can affect lumbar lordosis and lumbar core strength.

Methods: Flexicurve was used to assess the lumbar lordosis, and pressure biofeedback was used to assess the lumbar core strength in the IT professionals. All subjects, both male and female, with and without complaint of low back pain and working for two or more years were included, and subjects with a history of spinal surgery or spinal deformity were excluded from the study. Analysis was done using Pearson's correlation.

Results: For the IT workers, no correlation was seen between lumbar lordosis and lumbar core strength (r=-0.04); however, a weak negative correlation was seen in IT people who complained of pain (r=-0.12), while there was no correlation of lumbar lordosis and lumbar core in IT people who had no complains of pain (r=0.007).

Conclusions: The study shows that there is no correlation of lumbar lordosis and lumbar core strength in IT professionals, but a weak negative correlation was seen in IT people who complained of pain.

Keywords: Flexicurve; Information technology professionals; Lumbar core strength; Lumbar lordosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. The study shows that there is no correlation between lumbar lordosis and core strength (r =–0.04) for the overall information technology population.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. The correlation graph indicates a weak negative correlation between lumbar lordosis and core strength for people complaining of low back pain (r =–0.12).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. The correlation graph indicates no correlation (r =0.007) between lumbar lordosis and lumbar core strength in information technology people who have no complaints of low back pain.
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