Son Sung Min
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Korea.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016 Dec;7(6):378-381. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 20.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether obesity is associated with less postural stability in young adults, and whether it is influenced by anterior pelvic tilt angle and sensory dysfunction.
Center of gravity (COG) velocity and total sway distance with eyes open or eyes closed on firm or foam floors were determined in 12 obese individuals and 12 individuals with normal weight.
On firm and foam floors with eyes closed, center of gravity velocity and total sway distance were significantly greater in the obese group than in the normal-weight group. However, on firm and foam floors with eyes open, center of gravity velocity and total sway distance were not significantly different in the two groups.
The clinical implication of our findings is that obese young adults exhibit poor postural stability. Our findings also suggested that postural instability in obese individuals is associated with increased lordosis due to abdominal fat and poor integration of plantar somatosensory input.
本研究旨在确定肥胖是否与年轻成年人姿势稳定性较差有关,以及它是否受骨盆前倾角度和感觉功能障碍的影响。
在12名肥胖个体和12名体重正常的个体中,测定他们在坚实或泡沫地面上睁眼或闭眼时的重心(COG)速度和总摆动距离。
在闭眼状态下,无论是在坚实地面还是泡沫地面上,肥胖组的重心速度和总摆动距离均显著高于正常体重组。然而,在睁眼状态下,无论是在坚实地面还是泡沫地面上,两组的重心速度和总摆动距离均无显著差异。
我们研究结果的临床意义在于,肥胖的年轻成年人姿势稳定性较差。我们的研究结果还表明,肥胖个体的姿势不稳定与腹部脂肪导致的脊柱前凸增加以及足底体感输入整合不良有关。