Comparison of movement patterns in 13- to 15-year-old boys with and without lumbar hyper lordosis by 9 test screening battery

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 MA in Sport Pathology and Corrective Exercises, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran

2 Faculty Member and Associate Professor, Sport Medicine and Health Department, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of health and sport medicine, Faculty of physical education and sport science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22037/jrm.2020.113761.2429

Abstract

Background and Aim:

Lumbar hyper lordosis is one of the most important and common abnormalities in the spinal area in adolescents that affects the movement system. This negative impact can eventually lead to a variety of musculoskeletal disorders in the human body. The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the total and partial scores obtained in the 9 test screening battery in boys aged 13 to 15 years with and without lumbar hyper lordosis.

Materials and Methods:

The present study was a cross-sectional study in which 60 boy beginner athlete 13 to 15 years old with moderate activity level were selected by availability. Subjects entered the research after initial screening and obtaining the necessary conditions and were divided into two groups with lumbar hyper lordosis to 31 people and normal lordosis to 29 people. The curvature angle of the lumbar spine was measured and recorded using a flexible ruler as well as the subjects' movement patterns according to the instructions of the 9 test screening battery. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 24 with independent t-test at a significant level of p

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 May 2025
  • Receive Date: 31 May 2020
  • Revise Date: 07 September 2020
  • Accept Date: 19 September 2020
  • First Publish Date: 24 May 2025