Abstract Background Thoracic mobility is important to the lumbopelvic-hip complex during running. Objective To compare the Thoracolumbar (TL) mobility for runners and sedentary individuals. Design: Cross-sectional. Participants: The first group consisted of 35 runners (RTY, running for the last two years), the second group had 35 runners (RSM, running for the last 6 months) and 35 sedentary individuals. Outcomes Measures: Using the Myoton device, muscle tone (Hz), elasticity, and stiffness (N/m) measurements were made over the Latissimus Dorsi (LD) muscle. Trunk flexibility and flexibility of lumbar extensor muscles (cm), the trunk range of motion (ROM, ˚), TL Fascia Length Test and Modified Schober Test were used for thoracic mobility. Results The differences were significant on the nondominant side for tone values (p = .001); Modified Schober test (p = .001); lumbar extensor shortening test (p = .003) (cm); goniometric platform measurements both sides of trunk (p = .037, p = .005) (˚); the right side in lateral flexion (p = .010), flexion (p = .001) and extension (p = .001) (ROM ˚); the right (p = .018) and left sides (p = .001) in trunk lateral flexion (flexibility measurements). Conclusion We observed that trunk range of motion, lumbar mobility, and TLF flexibility could be influenced by contralateral movements during running.
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