Musculoskeletal pain as the effect of internal compensatory mechanisms on structural and functional changes in body build and posture in elite Polish sitting volleyball players

Table 5 Qualities and indicators of the body build and posture and the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain (NMQ-7)—Spearman’s rank-order correlation

NMQ-7	R-value NMQ-7 versus SP (p < 0.01⁕⁕. p < 0.05⁕)	Somatic parameters (SP)	R-value SP versus ChS (p < 0.01⁕⁕. p < 0.05⁕)	Characteristics of the spine (ChS)	R-value ChS versus NMQ-7 (p < 0.01⁕⁕. p < 0.05⁕)	NMQ-7
×	×	BM (kg)	0.7**	SL	×	×
Shoulders	0.5*	BH (cm)	0.9**	SL	0.6*	Shoulders
Shoulders	0.5*	BH (cm)	×	SLe	0.5*	Shoulders
×	×	BAI (%)	− 0.6**	SL	×	×
×	×	WC (cm)	0.6**	SL	×	×
×	×	HC (cm)	0.5**	kTH in SSf	×	×
Elbows	0.6**	FT (%)	− 0.6*	PI	×	×
×	×	×	×	PIe	0.5*	Shoulders
×	×	×	×	PIe	0.6**	LBP
×	×	×	×	Variability of kTH in SS versus SSe	− 0.5*	Wrists
×	×	×	×	Variability of kTH in SS versus SSe	− 0.5*	Knees
×	×	×	×	kTH in SSe	0.5*	Neck
×	×	×	×	kLL in SSf	− 0.5*	Sum of the NMQ-7

SP somatic parameters, FT trunk fat mass, ChS characteristics of the spine, SL spine length, SLe spine length in sagittal standing extension, kTh the angle of thoracic kyphosis, SSf sagittal standing flexion, SS sagittal standing, SSe sagittal standing extension, PI pelvic inclination, PIe pelvic inclination extension, kLL the angle of lumbar lordosis, LBP low back pain

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