OBJECTIVE The etiology and pathology of pain in the lumbosacral region and pelvis of pregnant women during and after pregnancy have not been fully determined. This study evaluated if lower back pain during pregnancy and after childbirth is connected with static alterations in the alignment of the pelvis, dysfunction of sacroiliac joints, and irritation of the pelvic ligaments and spine in the l...

OBJECTIVE To compare the value of Q angle in different positions, in the external and internal rotations of lower limbs. METHODS This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. We have evaluated 62 volunteers, 32 women and 30 men in the following positions: supine positions with parallel feet, supine with abduction (external rotation of lower limbs), and standing position with parallel feet and ...

INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular profiling is useful for gestational hemodynamic studies. Conflicting results of cardiac output evolution from third trimester pregnancy to term are frequently reported. OBJECTIVES To stress the effect of maternal position in the assessment of maternal cardiac and arterial parameters during normal pregnancy. METHODS Impedance cardiography measurements were execute...

Materials and methods The study comprised 996 girls, aged 9 to 13, mean 11.0 ± 1.0 years of age. ATI measurements were performed at three levels of the spine: proximal thoracic, main thoracic and thoracolumbar/lumbar. Maximal ATI values for standing and sitting forward bending positions were noted. Based on the ‘7°’ criterion, the number of children who need follow up was revealed, according to...

BACKGROUND Spinal flexibility is an essential parameter for clinical decision making on the patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Various methods are proposed to assess spinal flexibility, but which assessment method is more effective to predict the effect of orthotic treatment is unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate an effective assessment method of spinal flexibility to predict ...

UNLABELLED To determine whether hemodynamic parameters are changed by upright posture in healthy middle-aged humans, absolute values of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) were investigated for three different orthostatic conditions. METHODS PET with [15O]H2O and arterial blood sampling were performed on eight middle-aged healthy volunteers while they were sitting passively or standing active...