Effect of playing basketball on the posture of cervical spine in healthy collegiate students

Abstract

Objective: To assess and compare the cervical posture of collegiate students and collegiate basketball players. Procedure: Craniovertebral angle and Sagittal head tilt were measured using photogrammetric method in 15 collegiate students and 15 collegiate basketball players. Results: Significant differences were not found between two groups for any of the two angles at p<0.05. Conclusions: Playing basketball does not place any significant impact on the posture of cervical spine of collegiate students.