Association of the sagittal cervico-thoracic clinical posture with radiological thoracic inlet alignment in chronic neck pain subjects.
The presence of altered sagittal cervical balance and faulty posture has been observed in individuals with neck pain. However, there is a lack of literature investigating the relationship between radiological thoracic inlet alignment and clinical sagittal cervico-thoracic posture. This cross-section...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies Vol. 45; pp. 611 - 619 |
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Churchill Livingstone, Inc.
Dec2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=189518976&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 189518976 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13608592 8II jtl: Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies issn: 13608592 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2025 vid: 45 pid: 1242 pub: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. artinfo: ui: 189518976 189518976 189518976 10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.09.039 189518976 ppf: 611 ppct: 8 formats: tig: atl: Association of the sagittal cervico-thoracic clinical posture with radiological thoracic inlet alignment in chronic neck pain subjects. aug: au: Rani, Babina Paul, Abhijit Negi, Sandeep Causevic, Denis Dhillon, Mandeep S. affil: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (Physiotherapy), Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India sug: subj: Neck Pain Chronic Pain Posture Cervical Vertebrae Radiography Thoracic Vertebrae Radiography Human Male Female Cross Sectional Studies Correlational Studies Range of Motion Biomechanics Photography Pain Measurement Muscle Weakness Correlation Coefficient Unpaired T-Tests Mann-Whitney U Test Logistic Regression Descriptive Statistics Diagnosis, Differential Male Female ab: The presence of altered sagittal cervical balance and faulty posture has been observed in individuals with neck pain. However, there is a lack of literature investigating the relationship between radiological thoracic inlet alignment and clinical sagittal cervico-thoracic posture. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate these clinico-radiological associations, analyze their correlation with pain variables, and explore the diagnostic significance of thoracic inlet parameters for chronic neck pain (CNP). 88 subjects (N = 44 each in CNP and Control group) were recruited. T1 Slope (T1S), Thoracic inlet angle (TIA), Neck tilt (NT) were assessed on lateral cervical radiograph, and Craniovertebral angle (CVA), High thoracic angle (HTA), Sagittal head angle (SHA) were photographically analysed. Pain was quantified in terms of intensity and functional disability. Craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) assessed the deep neck flexors (DNF) performance. After normality check, between-group comparisons utilized Unpaired t -test or Mann-Whitney U test. CNP group had lower T1S, and higher TIA, NT. The TIA had significant correlation with CVA and HTA (r s = −0.32, −0.30 respectively) in asymptomatic group, but not in CNP subjects. Patients with severe pain/disability had weaker DNF. Symptomatic group showed age-related declines in SHA, CVA and CCFT. Logistic regression revealed T1S (<26.36°) and NT (>47.41°) had diagnostic significance for CNP. Neck pain corresponded with distinct postural, radiological, and clinical alterations compared to controls. Thoracic inlet parameters (primarily TIA) influenced cervicothoracic posture in asymptomatic individuals, but pain disrupted these associations, highlighting the complex interplay between alignment, posture, and symptomatology. • Chronic neck pain is linked with altered cervico-thoracic posture and thoracic inlet alignment. • Thoracic inlet parameters (mainly TIA) influenced posture in controls, but pain disrupted these links in neck pain subjects. • Deep neck flexor weakness correlated with higher pain intensity and functional disability. • Symptomatic group showed age-related declines in SHA, CVA, and CCFT performance. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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