Influence of body position and axial load on spinal stiffness in healthy young adults.
Melanie HäuslerLéonie HofstetterPetra SchweinhardtJaap SwanenburgPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
This study showed that spinal lumbar and thoracic stiffness increases when body position is changed from prone to standing. Additional axial load of 50% of the subject's body weight results in reduced spinal stiffness during standing. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.