Marko, MichalAdamčák, ŠtefanAzor, StanislavBartik, Pavol2026-06-012026-06-0120251427-96221896-3250https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0055.2989https://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1494In: 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.Introduction: 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.enCC BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesskostrový systémskeletal systemsvalový systémporuchyštudentistudentsmúzické umeniaperforming artsdržanie telaposturechrbticafunkčné testyfunction testsArticle