title: Influence of posture and body type on the experience of exercise-related transient abdominal pain.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of posture and body type on the experience of exercise-related transient abdominal pain (ETAP). Postural and somatotype assessments were performed on 104 active males and 55 active females aged 18.6+/-0.4 years (mean+/-SD) and were correlated against their self-reported experience of ETAP. Individuals demonstrating kyphosis were more likely to be susceptible to ETAP (p<0.01). Among the individuals susceptible to ETAP, the extent of kyphosis and lordosis influenced the pain severity (p<0.05). There was no relationship between any measure of body type and ETAP. The findings indicate that postural abnormality, particularly in the thoracic region, influences the experience of ETAP.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Education, Avondale College, Australia. darren.morton@avondale.edu.au
authors.forename: Darren P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Callister
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications*; D008141:Lordosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D013008:Somatotypes / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult