An Epidemiologic Study of the Relationship Between Postural Asymmetry in the Teen Years and Subsequent Back and Neck Pain

This epidemiologic study examined the relationship between postural discrepancies in the posterior plane and the subsequent development of back and neck pain. The study population comprised women who were members of the graduating classes of 1957, 1958, and 1959 of an eastern U.S. women's college. Information on postural asymmetry was gathered from two sources: (1) measurements made from posture pictures taken early in the freshman year of …