Changes in thoracic and lumbar spinal motions during running in a female with scoliosis.
Michio Tojima, Ayaka Osada, Suguru Torii
PMID 31645819WHAT IT FOUND
In one runner with scoliosis, spinal side bending changed with stance side and speed.
Right stance increased the existing curve; left stance reduced it. This is one person, not a pattern.
Key findings
01The participant had a right convex thoracolumbar spine curve, measured as 29.0° on MRI.
02During right stance, the thoracic spine bent left and the lumbar spine bent right, indicating increased convex curvature.
03During early left stance, the thoracic spine bent right and the lumbar spine bent left, indicating decreased convex curvature.
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What it does not show
Only one 21-year-old female runner was studied, so the findings describe her motion, not a pattern for patients. The authors said they could not clearly conclude the effect of running on degeneration of spine alignment from only one runner with scoliosis. The running speeds were tested in one order, 6, 9, and 12 km/h.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest and reported no funding.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that running worsens or improves scoliosis, or that trunk training is proven. This was one runner, and the authors said they could not clearly conclude the effect of running on spine alignment degeneration.