Reference Score of C7 Angle among College Students of North India

Abstract

Introduction: The sagittal shoulder C7 angle is specialised to analyse shoulder posture in the sagittal plane. the curvature of the cervical spine can influence the location and movement of the shoulder girdle like, a higher C7 angle leads to greater cervical lordosis, whereas a lower C7 angle leads to forward head posture and changes in shoulder blade position, affecting shoulder function and biomechanics. Aim: To establish normative score of C7 angle among college-going students of North India. Materials and Methods: A total 57 college-going male students with any musculo-skeletal condition in neck and head are included in this study to establish the normative score of C7 angle. The C7 angle was calculated in two phases. Firstly, the authors here took photographs of neck and head of participants in sagittal plane and angle was calculated by Kinovea software which were reliable methods. Results: Normative was establish for the participants which came to be abmormal. The p-value obtained was less than 0.05. Hence Subhi Kumari, BPT Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India. Joydip Saha, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be University), Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India. Reference Score of C7 Angle among College Students of North India Abstract ID-UG 11 the normative value is represented in terms of median and IQR. The p-value <0.05 indicates a non-normal distribution. The researchers most likely performed a normality test on the C7 angle measurements collected from the individuals. A p-value <0.05 indicates that the data deviates from a normal distribution. To put it simply, the C7 angle scores were not distributed uniformly, as a conventional bell curve would be. Traditionally, the average (mean) serves as the normative value. However, extreme values in non-normal distributions have a significant influence on the mean. Because the C7 angle scores were not normally distributed, taking the mean as the normative value could be deceptive. It may be skewed to greater or lower values based on the data. Conclusion: The analysis was successful and normative score for C7 angle was 55.03 as well as results will help to determine normal value of C7 angle among college-going students.