Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study

Elif Esma Bayraktar; Büşra Hussain; Gizem Türker Çatal; Beyza Karaduman; Begüm Türker Acu; Gamze Şahin

doi:10.38053/acmj.1988620

Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study

Abstract

Aims: To compare segment-specific sagittal spinal alignment, thoracic and lumbar mobility, current pain, and bioelectrical impedance-derived body composition between female amateur Latin-dance performers and non-dancing healthy female. Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study included 31 female: 15 amateur Latin-dance performers and 16 non-dancing controls. Current pain was assessed using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, body composition using bioelectrical impedance analysis, sagittal inclination at T1, T3, T12, and L5-S1 using a smartphone-based inclinometer application, and thoracic and lumbar mobility using the Otto and Schober tests, respectively. Between-group differences were reported with 95% confidence intervals and effect sizes. Sagittal-inclination outcomes were additionally examined using BMI-adjusted linear regression and sensitivity analyses. Results: Unadjusted T1 and T3 inclination angles were lower in dancers. After BMI adjustment, the T1 difference remained (β=-6.10°; 95% CI, -11.49 to -0.71; p=0.028), whereas the T3 estimate was attenuated (β=-3.38°; 95% CI, -8.00 to 1.24; p=0.146). Additional adjustment for dominant lower-limb length increased the uncertainty of the T1 estimate. Dancers had lower body fat and visceral fat and higher total body water. Thoracic mobility was similar between groups, while the lumbar-mobility estimate was imprecise. Sensory and total pain-rating-index scores were statistically higher in dancers but low in absolute terms. Conclusion: Female amateur Latin-dance performers and non-dancing female differed in selected sagittal-posture and body composition measures. The most consistent posture difference was observed at T1. Pain findings were of uncertain clinical importance. These cross-sectional findings do not establish effects of dance participation.

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Ethical Statement

The study protocol was approved by the Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Medical Research Evaluation Committee (ATADEK) on 21 May 2026 with decision number 2026-09/373. All participants were informed verbally and in writing about the purpose and procedures of the study. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants before data collection. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Physiotherapy

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Elif Esma Bayraktar ^*
0000-0001-9918-5604
Türkiye

Büşra Hussain
0009-0008-8465-1105
Türkiye

Gizem Türker Çatal
0009-0008-5216-7415
Türkiye

Beyza Karaduman
0009-0003-1852-0135
Türkiye

Begüm Türker Acu
0009-0001-8019-1630
Türkiye

Gamze Şahin
0009-0009-5769-3104
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 11, 2026

Submission Date

July 6, 2026

Acceptance Date

August 9, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 8 Number: 5

DOI

https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1988620

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https://izlik.org/JA77NW27PR

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APA

Bayraktar, E. E., Hussain, B., Türker Çatal, G., Karaduman, B., Türker Acu, B., & Şahin, G. (2026). Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study. Anatolian Current Medical Journal, 8(5), 1021-1028. https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1988620

AMA

1.Bayraktar EE, Hussain B, Türker Çatal G, Karaduman B, Türker Acu B, Şahin G. Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study. Anatolian Curr Med J / ACMJ / acmj. 2026;8(5):1021-1028. doi:10.38053/acmj.1988620

Chicago

Bayraktar, Elif Esma, Büşra Hussain, Gizem Türker Çatal, Beyza Karaduman, Begüm Türker Acu, and Gamze Şahin. 2026. “Sagittal Spinal Alignment, Mobility, Pain, and Body Composition in Female Amateur Latin-Dance Performers: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study”. Anatolian Current Medical Journal 8 (5): 1021-28. https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1988620.

EndNote

Bayraktar EE, Hussain B, Türker Çatal G, Karaduman B, Türker Acu B, Şahin G (September 1, 2026) Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study. Anatolian Current Medical Journal 8 5 1021–1028.

IEEE

[1]E. E. Bayraktar, B. Hussain, G. Türker Çatal, B. Karaduman, B. Türker Acu, and G. Şahin, “Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study”, Anatolian Curr Med J / ACMJ / acmj, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1021–1028, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.38053/acmj.1988620.

ISNAD

Bayraktar, Elif Esma - Hussain, Büşra - Türker Çatal, Gizem - Karaduman, Beyza - Türker Acu, Begüm - Şahin, Gamze. “Sagittal Spinal Alignment, Mobility, Pain, and Body Composition in Female Amateur Latin-Dance Performers: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study”. Anatolian Current Medical Journal 8/5 (September 1, 2026): 1021-1028. https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1988620.

JAMA

1.Bayraktar EE, Hussain B, Türker Çatal G, Karaduman B, Türker Acu B, Şahin G. Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study. Anatolian Curr Med J / ACMJ / acmj. 2026;8:1021–1028.

MLA

Bayraktar, Elif Esma, et al. “Sagittal Spinal Alignment, Mobility, Pain, and Body Composition in Female Amateur Latin-Dance Performers: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study”. Anatolian Current Medical Journal, vol. 8, no. 5, Sept. 2026, pp. 1021-8, doi:10.38053/acmj.1988620.

Vancouver

1.Elif Esma Bayraktar, Büşra Hussain, Gizem Türker Çatal, Beyza Karaduman, Begüm Türker Acu, Gamze Şahin. Sagittal spinal alignment, mobility, pain, and body composition in female amateur Latin-dance performers: a comparative cross-sectional study. Anatolian Curr Med J / ACMJ / acmj. 2026 Sep. 1;8(5):1021-8. doi:10.38053/acmj.1988620