J Korean Rheum Assoc.  1996 Jul;3(2):164-171.

Study on Lumbar Movement and Chest Expansion in Healthy Koreans

• Lee YH
• Song GG

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To investigate the lumbar movement and chest expansion in healthy Koreans.
METHODS
Sch6ber test, modified schSer test, lateral flexion, finger to ground distance and chest expansion were measured in 573 healthy Koreans. They were analysed according to age, sex and height.
RESULTS
1) Mean length of Sch ber test in total subjects was 15.7+/-0.1 cm (male 16.1+/-0. 1 cm, female 14.6+/-0. 1 cm) and mean length of chest expansion in total subjects was 4.8+/-0. 1 cm(male 5.1+/-0.1 cm, female 3.9+/-0.2 cm). 2) Mean length of Sch ber test, modified Sch ber test, lateral flexion, finger to ground distance and chest expansion were longer in male than in female. 3) As the age increased, mean length of Sch er test, modified Sch ber test and lateral flexion revealed the trend to decrease but mean length of chest expansion did not revealed the trend to increase or decrease(each r=-0.25, p<0. 001, r=-0.21, p<0. 001, r=-0. 17, p<0. 001, r=-0. 04, p<0.35). 4) As the height increased, mean length of Sch er test, modified Sch ber test, lateral flexion and chest expansion revealed the trend to increase(each r=0. 39, p<0. 001, r=0. 39, p<0. 001, r=0. 29, p<0. 001, r=0.28, p<0. 001).
CONCLUSION
Length of Sch ber test and chest expansion in healthy Koreans were 15.7+/-0.1 cm and 4.8+/-0.1 cm and they were longer in male than in female. As the age increased, length of Sch er test and lateral flexion had the tendency to decrease and as the height increased, length of Sch ber test, lateral flextion and chest expansion had the tendency to increase. Therefore it is needed that length of lumbar sex and height to length of lumbar movement and chest expansion were applied according to age, sex and height to detect early disorder of lumbar motility.

Keyword

Lumbar Movement; Schober Test; Chest Expansion

MeSH Terms

Female
Fingers
Humans
Male
Thorax*