Changes in thoracolumbar spine following a 10-week corrective exercise programme in students of performing arts

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dc.contributor.authorMarko, Michal
dc.contributor.authorAdamčák, Štefan
dc.contributor.authorAzor, Stanislav
dc.contributor.authorBartik, Pavol
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-01T09:59:23Z
dc.date.available2026-06-01T09:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionIn: Rehabilitacja medyczna = Medical rehabilitation. Kraków : Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie, 2025. ISSN 1427-9622. Vol. 29, no. 2 (2025), pp. 4-12.
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Students of performing arts, in particular, music students, are vulnerable to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) because of prolonged static postures and asymmetrical loading associated with instrument playing. Objectives: The study aim was to evaluate the impact of a 10-week corrective exercise programme on improving thoracolumbar spine in female university-level students of performing arts. Materials and Methods: A true experimental design was used with 25 female students of performing arts, divided into an experimental group (n = 15, 60%) and control group (n = 10, 40%). Pre- and post-intervention evaluations were conducted using Schober’s, Stibor’s and Otto’s tests. Non-parametric statistical analyses were applied. This work was supported by the Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic – Grant No. 1/0512/24: Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Students of Performing Arts. Results: The experimental group showed statistically significant improvements in all three spinal function tests: Schober’s (from 3.06 ± 0.60 cm to 5.40 ± 0.82 cm), Stibor’s (from 6.46 ± 0.64 cm to 9.20 ± 0.86 cm) and Otto’s (from 4.12 ± 0.98 cm to 5.86 ± 0.36 cm), all with p < 0.01. No changes were observed in the control group. Between-group comparisons at Week 10 confirmed significant functional improvements in the experimental group (all p < 0.01). Conclusions: The 10-week corrective exercise programme significantly enhanced thoracolumbar spine (function) in students of performing arts. These findings suggest that low-cost, targeted interventions can effectively address posture-related musculoskeletal risks in this population and should be integrated into the curricula for performing arts.
dc.description.sponsorshipVEGA 1/0512/24 Epidemiológia porúch muskuloskeletálneho systému u študentov múzických umení
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0055.2989
dc.identifier.issn1427-9622
dc.identifier.issn1896-3250
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1494
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAkademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Bronisława Czecha w Krakowie
dc.rightsCC BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. International
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectkostrový systém
dc.subjectskeletal system
dc.subjectsvalový systém
dc.subjectporuchy
dc.subjectštudenti
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subjectmúzické umenia
dc.subjectperforming arts
dc.subjectdržanie tela
dc.subjectposture
dc.subjectchrbtica
dc.subjectfunkčné testy
dc.subjectfunction tests
dc.titleChanges in thoracolumbar spine following a 10-week corrective exercise programme in students of performing arts
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