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- Abstract:
- It is likely that spinal and pelvic kinematics of running gait of females with scoliosis will differ from unimpaired subjects. Research on this population has not been done therefore one purpose of this study was to determine if any differences between female runners with and without scoliosis exist. Three subjects each with and without scoliosis volunteered to participate. Static ground reaction forces were measured using two AMTI force plates (Advanced Medical Technologies, Inc., Watertown, MA), and lumbar spine, pelvic, and lower extremity kinematic data were collected using a three-dimensional motion analysis system (Vicon Nexus, Centennial, CO) while subjects ran on a treadmill. Data from concave and convex sides of the spine in the scoliosis subjects were averaged and compared to right and left side data from the non-scoliosis group for temporal parameters, ground reaction forces, and stance phase peak EMG of paraspinal muscles. Pelvis kinematics were compared by calculating ranges of motion in three planes and comparing the differences between groups. Subjects without scoliosis showed greater differences between sides for static ground reaction forces and stance phase peak EMG than the scoliosis group. Subjects with scoliosis showed a smaller difference between sides in both mean pelvic tilt difference and variance from the mean than the non-scoliosis subjects. Rotation in the transverse plane is also less in subjects with scoliosis with very little variance while pelvic obliquity was much greater. No statistical differences were found for any parameters, however this is likely due to the small sample size.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2011.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-77).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Jessica G. Hunter. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RD771.S3 H86 2011_HunterJessicaG ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RD771.S3 H86 2011 ( lcc )
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