BACKGROUND The association between cervical lordosis (sagittal alignment) and neck pain is controversial. Further, it is unclear whether spinal manipulative therapy can change cervical lordosis. This study aimed to determine whether cervical lordosis changes after a course of spinal manipulation for non-specific neck pain. METHODS Posterior tangents of C2 and C6 were drawn on the lateral cerv...

This study aims at evaluating spinal alignment during sleep by combining personalized human models with mattress indentation measurements. A generic surface model has been developed that can be personalized based on anthropometric parameters derived from silhouette extraction. Shape assessment of the personalized surface models, performed by comparison with 3-D surface scans of the trunk, showe...

BACKGROUND/AIM To investigate the effects of an 8-week thoracic stabilization exercise program on back pain, spinal alignment, postural sway, and core endurance in university students. MATERIALS AND METHODS University students were randomly allocated into exercise (n: 28) and control (n: 25) groups. The exercise program was carried out 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Postural pain, spinal alignmen...

Previous studies have reported that poor posture can induce various musculoskeletal disorders. Recently, in children has become a problem. This study aimed to determine the characteristics of sagittal spinal alignment standing and sitting positions elementary school students how changes from position. Moreover, it clarifies (hyperkyphosis) position affects posture. was conducted among 83 studen...

bioinformatics, through the sequencing of the full genomes for many species, is increasingly relying on efficient global alignment tools exhibiting both high sensitivity and specificity. many computational algorithms have been applied for solving the sequence alignment problem. dynamic programming, statistical methods, approximation and heuristic algorithms are the most common methods applied t...

Copyright © 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society. Acute compression of the spinal cord is a devastating but treatable disorder. Diseases that cause acute spinal cord compression constitute a special category because they originate in the spinal column and narrow the spinal canal. This review addresses the disorders that account for most instances of acute spinal cord compression: trauma, tumor, e...