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Papers on Anthropology XX, 2011, pp. 423–428
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOLDIERS’ BODY HEIGHT-WEIGHT CATEGORY AND CHANGES IN THEIR SPINAL COLUMN KYPHOTIC CURVATURE DURING A LONG-TERM MILITARY MISSIONGudrun Veldre¹, Tatjana Kums², Erik Salum1, Jaan Eha¹
¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia ² Institute of Exrecise Biology and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, Tartu,Estonia
ABSTRACT Prolonged physical load can unfavourably influence the human vertebral column. Thirty-six well-trained male soldiers from the Estonian ESTCOY-8 infantry company were examined beforeand after a 6month military mission to assess the effect of long-term physical load on soldiers’ spinal column kyphotic curvature in relation to their body build (height-weight category). Body heightand weight of the men under study were measured before and after the 6-month-long military mission. BMI was calculated as the body weight (kg) divided by the square of the standing body height (m).Body height-weight category was assessed according to Kaarma et al. 2008. Spine kyphotic curvature in the sagittal plane was recorded using pantography. The results of the study showed that significantkyphotic curvature appeared in half of the well-trained soldiers. Changes in kyphotic curvature were related to the person’s body build (height-weight category). Subjects with a larger body seemed tohave greater stability of kyphotic curvature.
INTRODUCTION Prolonged difficult physical challenges during military service expect physical fitness and reliability of whole body systems of the armypersonnel. During prolonged physical load impairment of different body systems (including the immune system, cardiovascular system) is well known [2, 9]. It is also known that long-lasting highphysical load can
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G. Veldre, T. Kums, E. Salum, J. Eha
lead to biomechanic malfunction of the vertebral column [5, 6]. Besides body weight tolerance, conservation and maintenance of the...
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOLDIERS’ BODY HEIGHT-WEIGHT CATEGORY AND CHANGES IN THEIR SPINAL COLUMN KYPHOTIC CURVATURE DURING A LONG-TERM MILITARY MISSIONGudrun Veldre¹, Tatjana Kums², Erik Salum1, Jaan Eha¹
¹ Department of Cardiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia ² Institute of Exrecise Biology and Physiotherapy, University of Tartu, Tartu,Estonia
ABSTRACT Prolonged physical load can unfavourably influence the human vertebral column. Thirty-six well-trained male soldiers from the Estonian ESTCOY-8 infantry company were examined beforeand after a 6month military mission to assess the effect of long-term physical load on soldiers’ spinal column kyphotic curvature in relation to their body build (height-weight category). Body heightand weight of the men under study were measured before and after the 6-month-long military mission. BMI was calculated as the body weight (kg) divided by the square of the standing body height (m).Body height-weight category was assessed according to Kaarma et al. 2008. Spine kyphotic curvature in the sagittal plane was recorded using pantography. The results of the study showed that significantkyphotic curvature appeared in half of the well-trained soldiers. Changes in kyphotic curvature were related to the person’s body build (height-weight category). Subjects with a larger body seemed tohave greater stability of kyphotic curvature.
INTRODUCTION Prolonged difficult physical challenges during military service expect physical fitness and reliability of whole body systems of the armypersonnel. During prolonged physical load impairment of different body systems (including the immune system, cardiovascular system) is well known [2, 9]. It is also known that long-lasting highphysical load can
424
G. Veldre, T. Kums, E. Salum, J. Eha
lead to biomechanic malfunction of the vertebral column [5, 6]. Besides body weight tolerance, conservation and maintenance of the...
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