Breast hypertrophy, forward head posture, neck and shoulder pain-related disabilities and selected anthropometrics variables of female undergraduate students

• Authors: Ashiyat Kehinde Akodu , Temiloluwa Grace Oti , Abdulrazzaq Oluwagbemiga Lawal

Abstracts

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Introduction and aim. Large breast sizes frequently contribute to women presenting with severe pain symptoms. This study determined the association between breast hypertrophy, forward head posture (FHP), neck and shoulder pain related disabilities and selected anthropometric variables of female undergraduate students of College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Material and methods. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 89 female undergraduate students (mean age = 21.45±1.29 years) with breast hypertrophy (cup size D and above). Breast cup sizes, neck and shoulder pain related disabilities, forward head posture were measured using a measuring tape, neck pain disability scale, shoulder pain disability index and craniovertebral angle (CVA) using photography method. Results. The prevalence of forward head posture among the participants was 43(48.3%). Twenty-eight (31.3%) participants had a “DD” cup size, twenty-six (29.2%) participants had a “DDD” cup size. Sixty-five (73%) of the participants had neck pain related disabilities and 10 (11.2%) of the participants had shoulder pain related disabilities. There was association among weight, forward head posture (p=0.027) and breast hypertrophy (p=0.016). Conclusion. Neck, shoulder pain related disabilities, and forward head posture is prevalent among undergraduates with breast hypertrophy and weight has an influence on forward posture and breast hypertrophy.

Keywords

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breast hypertrophy; craniovertebral angle; neck pain; shoulder pain

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2022
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 93-101

Dates

published

2022

Contributors

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Ashiyat Kehinde Akodu

• Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Temiloluwa Grace Oti

• Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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Abdulrazzaq Oluwagbemiga Lawal

• Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2022.1.13

Biblioteka Nauki

2049188