Avalia？？o da curvatura torácica e da presen？a de dor em mulheres de diferentes faixas etárias

objective: to demonstrate the use of the flexicurve method for evaluation and comparison of thoracic kyphosis in healthy women of different ages, and to observe if there is a correlation between degree of pain and thoracic kyphosis using the visual analog scale (vas). methods: the study was composed by a group of young g1 (n = 24) and another group g2 (n = 24) which were submitted for evaluation of thoracic curvature (using the flexicurve method) and back pain (using vas). results: found a statistically significant difference in the angle of thoracic kyphosis in group 2 compared to group 1 and a weak correlation between the angle of thoracic kyphosis and pain classification of the vas - in groups 1 and 2. conclusion: the group 1 showed a normal degree of thoracic curvature and the group and group 2 showed a exacerbated degree of thoracic kyphosis, characterizing themselves as hiperkyphosis. however, there was no correlation between degree of pain and thoracic kyphosis in both groups.