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Although postural changes in the spine in children with achondroplasia have been well investigated, little is known about the association of achondroplasia with spinal movements\/mobility. Methods: This preliminary study aims to explore the association of achondroplasia with spinal mobility in children with achondroplasia compared to age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. Spinal posture and mobility were assessed using a radiation-free back scan, the Idiag M360 (Idiag, Fehraltorf, Switzerland). Between-group differences were determined using a two-way analysis of variance. Results: Children with achondroplasia had smaller thoracic lateral flexion [difference between groups (\u0394) = 20.4\u00b0, 95% CI 0.1\u00b0\u201340.6\u00b0, p = 0.04], lumbar flexion (\u0394 = 17.4\u00b0, 95% CI 5.5\u00b0\u201329.4\u00b0, p = 0.006), lumbar extension (\u0394 = 14.2\u00b0, 95% CI 5.7\u00b0\u201322.8\u00b0, p = 0.002) and lumbar lateral flexion (\u0394 = 19.6\u00b0, 95% CI 10.7\u00b0\u201328.4\u00b0, p &lt; 0.001) than age- and sex-matched healthy individuals, except for thoracic extension (\u0394 = 16.5\u00b0, 95% CI 4.4\u00b0\u201328.7\u00b0, p = 0.009) which was greater in children with achondroplasia. No differences were observed in global spinal postures between the two groups. Conclusions: Spinal mobility appears to be more influenced by achondroplasia than global spinal postures in childhood. These results also highlight the importance of considering the musculoskeletal assessment of segmental spinal postures and rehabilitative interventions aimed at promoting spinal flexibility in children with achondroplasia.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13072135","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,8]],"date-time":"2024-04-08T06:04:58Z","timestamp":1712556298000},"page":"2135","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Spinal Postures and Mobility in Children with Achondroplasia vs. Age- and Sex-Matched Healthy Individuals: A Preliminary Report"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2726-7955","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Munkh-Erdene","family":"Bayartai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland"},{"name":"Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, School of Nursing, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hannu","family":"Luomajoki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2950-0231","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrea","family":"Aliverti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering,  Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1408-6971","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Antonella","family":"LoMauro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering,  Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gabriella","family":"Tringali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9620-4133","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alessandro","family":"Sartorio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"162","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(07)61090-3","article-title":"Achondroplasia","volume":"370","author":"Horton","year":"2007","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1186\/s13023-018-0972-6","article-title":"Achondroplasia: A comprehensive clinical review","volume":"14","author":"Pauli","year":"2019","journal-title":"Orphanet J. 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