TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoda Mohammed Fathey Mohammed
AU  - Abdelhamid Abdelaziz Atta Allah , 
AU  - Hala Mohamed Hanafy Omara , 
AU  - Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Awad , 
TI  - Comparison of thoracic kyphosis and postural stiffness in pre and post-menopausal women / 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Hoda Mohammed Fathey Mohammed , 
KW  - Menopause
KW  - Postural stiffness
KW  - Thoracic kyphosis
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy  - Department of Physical Therapy from Gynecology and Obstetrics; Issued also as CD
N2  - This study was conducted to compare between the degree of kyphosis and postural stiffness in the thoracic spine between pre- and post-menopausal women. Also, to examine the concept of age-related postural stiffness by measuring changes in the size of the thoracic curve of pre and post-menopausal women when standing in their usual relaxed posture versus their maximally erect posture and the ability to correct posture. Sixty pre-and sixty post-menopausal women participated in this study. They were selected randomly from physical therapy department in El Sahel Teaching Hospital. Pre-menopausal women's ages were ranged from 35 to 45 years old, post-menopausal women's ages were ranged from 55 to 65 years old with at least 5 years post menopause.  A surveyor{u2019}s {uFB02}exicurve was used to measure the size of the thoracic curve (thoracic kyphosis) and estimate postural stiffness. The results of this study found that there was a statistical significant increase in the mean value of index of kyphosis relaxed and erect in post-menopausal group (17.07 ± 4.22) and (14.56 ± 4.36) respectively, when compared with its corresponding value in pre-menopausal group (12.95 ± 3.21) and (9.47 ± 3.34) respectively. There was a statistical significant decrease in value of index of kyphosis difference, percent and ratio in post-menopausal group (2.51 ± 1.37), (15.36 ± 9.27) and (1.16 ± 0.16) respectively, when compared with its corresponding value in pre-menopausal group (3.48 ± 1.78), (27.31 ±14.27) and (1.40 ± 0.35) respectively.  So, it can be concluded that the post-menopausal women demonstrated more thoracic kyphosis and postural stiffness in their thoracic spine than pre-menopausal women
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