Background: This study explores the intricate relationship between two important musculoskeletal issues – scapular dyskinesia and thoracic kyphosis. Thoracic kyphosis is a condition characterized by an excessive forward curvature of the thoracic spine. Scapular dyskinesis, often overlooked but significant, involves abnormal scapular movement during shoulder actions, which can lead to pain and dysfunction.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to find the association between scapular dyskinesis and thoracic kyphosis in students of NWIHS.
Methods: A purposive sample technique was recruited for162 participants of the Northwest Institute of Health Sciences to find out the relationship between scapular dyskinesis and thoracic kyphosis, lateral scapular slide test is used for scapular dyskinesis, and inclinometer is used for thoracic kyphosis.
Results: The mean age of participants was 22.59 years standard deviation (SD) of 1.420 years; Pearson’s correlation coefficient showed a weak significant correlation between scapular dyskinesis and thoracic kyphosis. The data showed a weak correlation between scapular dyskinesis and thoracic kyphosis with P=0.001, r=0.252 (P<0.01).
Conclusion: The study’s conclusion suggests that there is a significant, weak positive, correlation between scapular dyskinesia and thoracic kyphosis in the examined population of NWIHS students. These findings imply that these two musculoskeletal issues may be related.
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