Static posture of lengthening in the lumbar hyper lordosis treatment: case reports

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate if there is a correlation between the tensioning of the conjunctive tissue, as an effect of lumbar hyperlordosis, and an increase in liquid retention resulting in the enlargement of abdominal circumference. Case description: This was an interventionist, descriptive and analytical study, performed with eight volunteers aged 27 ± 3 years. As methods of assessment, radiology, perimetry, ultrasonography, bioimpedance, photogrammetric analyses and postural evaluation were used. Ten sessions of physiotherapy were carried out with duration of approximately one hour each, where the static posture of stretching was used for the correction of the postural alteration. Comments: The corporal liquid presented a maximum variation of increase of 3.2%, and reduction of 0.4%, and the corporal fat had a maximum variation of 4.7%. The measure of the fatty panniculus did not surpass ± 5 mm of the measure of the first exam, before intervention. All patients achieved significant improvement of the lumbo-sacre angle (p=0,025). At the end of the interventions, a reduction of the abdominal diameter was observed with average variation of 2.54 cm and 2.39 at each demarcated point. Therefore the findings suggest that in all cases there was a correlation between improved functioning of the lymphatic system and tensioning of conjunctive tissue, as can be seen by the correction in the lumbar hyperlordosis and improvement of abdominal protrusion. DESCRIPTORS Posture. Lordosis. Elongation. Lymphatic System. Fascia.