Abstract
Objectives To verify if there is a difference in postural hypervigilance in sitting in individuals
with and without low back pain. Additionally, to observe whether there is a difference
in the perception of correct sitting posture between individuals with low back pain
and without low back pain.
Methods The present study has a cross-sectional observational design, as a sample size of
92 individuals, later divided equally into two groups (with low back pain and without
low back pain). Two instruments were used: the hypervigilance scale to analyze the
frequency that volunteers correct their sitting posture during the day, and posture
scans to investigate the perception of volunteers about the correct sitting posture.
The data were submitted to the Shapiro-Wilk Normality test. To compare the values
of Hypervigilance Scale, the Mann-Whitney, Chi-Square, and Fisher Exact tests were
used to assess correct sitting posture.
Results There was no significant difference between postural hypervigilance in sitting between
individuals with low back pain and without low back pain. There was no significant
difference between the choice of correct sitting posture between the group of individuals
with and without low back pain.
Conclusion There is no difference between the choice of correct sitting posture and the amount
of postural hypervigilance in individuals with or without low back pain.
Keywords
low back pain - hypervigilance - posture - sitting position - lordosis
