Table 1 Manual correction’s thoracic Cobb angle simulation results compared to reference standing posture and associated stiffness indices
Patient | Presenting deformity (standing posture) | Simulation of manual correction (% reduction) | Mean force applied by therapist over thoracic apex | Manual correction’s stiffness index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
deg | deg (%) | N | N / deg | |
P1 | 45 | 42 (7) | 31 | 10 |
P2 | 25 | 21 (14) | 33 | 10 |
P3 | 40 | 27 (31) | 31 | 3 |
P4 | 33 | 25 (23) | 28 | 4 |
P5 | 36 | 32 (13) | 28 | 6 |
P6 | 23 | 16 (31) | 23 | 3 |
P7 | 42 | 35 (17) | 25 | 4 |
P8 | 36 | 27 (26) | 25 | 3 |
P9 | 39 | 37 (7) | 26 | 10 |
P10 | 28 | 10 (64) | 55 | 3 |
P11 | 25 | 13 (48) | 29 | 2 |
P12 | 37 | 31 (18) | 33 | 5 |
P13 | 45 | 26 (43) | 42 | 2 |
P14 | 11 | 5 (53) | 31 | 5 |
P15 | 30 | 26 (13) | 34 | 9 |
P16 | 31 | 27 (13) | 28 | 7 |
Mean ± sd [min - max] | 33 ± 9 [11–45] | 25 ± 10 [5–42] | 31 ± 8 [23–55] | 5 ± 3 [2–10] |