The association between physical activity and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: improper sitting posture as a mediator
Lei Wang, Panpan Ge, Hongyu Wang · 2026
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Wang and colleagues asked in 2026 whether poor sitting posture helps explain the link between physical activity and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, a sideways spine curve with no clear cause. Activity and posture both tie to spine health in teens, but how they connect was unclear. The team analyzed survey data from nine Chinese provinces.
The analysis covered 3,536 adolescents. More activity tracked with lower odds of scoliosis, while poor sitting posture tracked with roughly double the odds. Posture carried a small but real share of the activity effect: active teens sat better, and better sitting linked to fewer curves. That middle step explained about seven percent of the total link. The authors suggest school programs pairing exercise with posture habits may help guard the growing spine, though a one-time survey cannot prove cause.
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| CREATOR | Lei Wang, Panpan Ge, Hongyu Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |