The Significance of the Thoracic Spinal Multiple Segments During Different Pick-Object Approaches

To conduct everyday tasks safely and effectively, it is essential to understand spinal kinematics. Even while there have been various attempts to look at the kinematics of the area during daily activities, very little study has specifically focused on the multi-segmental contribution of the thoracic spine. The credibility of actual multi-segment contributions is diminished since the thoracic area has only been investigated as a single segment. This study aims to evaluate the significance of the thoracic spinal segments during various pick-object approaches among healthy individuals. All tasks examined had interclass correlation coefficients (ICC) greater than or equal to 0.97 (0.958–0.996), which indicates a high level of reliability. There were statistically significant variations in the majority of the task completion percentages between tasks with and without a global section (P-value = 0.05). At the middle transition for every segment of the Begin cycle of pick-object, the thoracic spine reaches its maximum mobility. Picking up an object while squat had the least increase in thoracic kinematics as compared to Semi-squat and Stoop indicating the optimal postural implementation for minimizing spinal injury. The results give a clear explanation of the good spinal condition of asymptomatic people and might be helpful for ergonomic spinal rehabilitation.