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[The most common faulty postures among boys aged 13-16 years measured by Moiré's photogrammetric method]
1Z Instytutu Fizjoterapii, Akademii Swietokrzyskiej w Kielcach. jacek_wilczynski77@poczta.onet.pl
Background:
The project concerns faulty postures. The aim of the study was to evaluate postures among boys aged 13-16 years by Moir's photogrammetric method.
Material And Methods:
The study covered 191 boys, including 52 pupils aged 13 years attending the Primary School No. 11 in Starachowice, and 139 students (49, 45 and 45 boys aged 14, 15, and 16 years, respectively) of the Grammar School No.3 in Starachowice The study was carried out in April 2004.
Results:
The most common lateral curvanture of the spine was observed in 131 (69%) boys, posture asymmetry in 60 (15%) boys, among defects in the sagittal plane concave back was found in 28 (15%) boys, flat back in 24 (13%), and round back in 2 boys aged 16 years.
Conclusion:
In view of a large proportion of lateral curvanture of the spine (69%), there is an urgent need to intensify prophylaxis and medical treatment in teenagers. Moreover, the issue of body posture needs further investigations.
