The rasterstereographic – Dynamic Analysis of Posture in Adolescents using a modified Matthiass test

University Hospital of Düsseldorf exhamineted 31 healthy athlets during a modified Matthiass test with a dynamic rastertereographic measuring system. Hereby the trunk inclination decreased by about 50% of the basic value just by raising the arms. Additional weight loads of only 5% body weight (bw) resulted in significant changes of posture (lordosis an kyphosis) during this test. With this rasterstereographic measuring device it seems to be possible to determine spinal posture changes under dynamic conditions. The results suggest that additional weights of 5% bw during the Matthiass-test are enough to create significant deviations in posture parameters, even in healthy subjects.

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