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Beata Szczepanowska-Wołowiec1, Justyna Drazał-Grabiec, Paulina Wołowiec
1Zakład Rehabilitacji w Schorzeniach Narzadu Ruchu, Instytut Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytetu Humanistyczno w Kielcach. beatawolowiec@op.pl
Przeglad Lekarski
|June 12, 2013
Summary
This study evaluated posture in 562 rural children, finding lordosis (44.84%) and kyphosis (37.19%) to be the most common posture types. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for correcting posture defects.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Biomechanical Analysis
- Public Health
Context:
- Focuses on children aged 7-12 in rural environments within the Podkarpackie and Swietokrzyskie regions.
- Addresses the prevalence of different posture types in a specific pediatric population.
- Highlights the importance of understanding postural health in school-aged children.
Purpose:
- To evaluate and categorize posture types in a cohort of 562 children.
- To identify the most prevalent postural deviations in the studied rural population.
- To establish a baseline for understanding postural health in this demographic.
Summary:
- Utilized photogrammetry and the projection moire phenomenon for posture evaluation.
- Identified lordosis as the most common posture type (44.84%), followed by kyphosis (37.19%) and balanced posture (17.97%).
- Revealed significant prevalence of lordotic and kyphotic postures among surveyed children.
Impact:
- Emphasizes the critical role of early diagnosis for effective posture correction.
- Underscores the need for proactive prophylactic measures to prevent long-term postural issues.
- Provides data that can inform public health initiatives and school-based screening programs for children's posture.
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