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Backpack-Style Thoracolumbar Orthosis for Older Adults with Hyperkyphosis: A Randomized Trial

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July 2023

Backpack-Style Thoracolumbar Orthosis for Older Adults with Hyperkyphosis: A Randomized Trial

Vol: 303| Issue: 7| Number:17| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effect of a semi-rigid backpack type thoracolumbar orthosis on thoracic kyphosis angle and muscle performance in older adults with hyperkyphosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Disabil Rehabil. 2023 May;45(9):1488-1497.

Contributing Authors:
F Keshavarzi F Azadinia S Talebian M Khalkhali Zavieh O Rasouli

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Synopsis

48 older adults with hyperkyphosis were randomized to receive a semi-rigid, backpack-style thoracolumbar orthotic for 3 months (n=24) or no treatment (n=24). The primary outcome of interest was the change in thoracic kyphosis angle. Secondary outcomes of interest included muscle extension force, muscle endurance (via load cell; Ito test), and joint position sense. All outcomes were assessed upon c...

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