Comparison of the selected Vertebral Column deformities between adult men in two age groups

The aim of this study was to evaluation of the body posture and the rate of incidence of vertebral column deformities in two groups of adult men.One hundred men with age of ۴۵±۵ years as older group and one hundred men with age of ۲۴.۴۵±۳.۸۸ years as younger group were evaluated by Standard New York Test. The subjects were randomly selected from Mashhad Municipality employees. According to this test, eleven vertebral deformities were examined in two lateral and posterior views and in three levels of normal, poor and very poor postures, as well as comparing the rate of incidence of each deformity between each group. The average age of the subjects and its standard deviation calculated by descriptive statistics and the analysis of differences between groups was calculated by Chie square statistical test.According to our findings, there were significant differences in all vertebral deformities between groups, although it was found no significant differences in dropped shoulder and pectus exavatum deformities. The results showed that ۴۸.۷۲% of older group and ۳۳.۲۶% of younger group, and ۴۲.۲۱% of all subjects whom incorporated in this research have postural deformities in vertebral column. The most incidence of deformities in older group was abdominal hump (۷۷%) and in younger group was forward head (۶۴%). The less one in older group was torticollis (۲۳%) and in younger group was lateral pelvic tilt (۶%).The results showed that the aging process plays an important role in incidence of deformities, because the rate of most deformities was higher in older men compared to younger men, significantly.

کلیدواژه ها:

Standard New York Test ، Vertebral Deformities ، Lordosis ، Kyphosis