Posture Analysis Students

1. Although the level of students
with postural imbalances has
increased in recent decades, it
is possible to achieve an
improvement in this situation
through the application of
postural assessment exercise
protocols. With this study we
want to demonstrate how
school can influence the growth
of each person, not only from
an educational, psychological
and social point of view, but
also from a motor and postural
aspects.
Purpose
Methods
Analysis of posture in a sample of
middle school students
G. Olla1, S. Scolaro1, P. Moisè1
1
School of Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
Results
The exercises in which it was preferred
to postpone a medical check-up were
the numbers 1, 4 and 5, respectively
those concerning dorsal kyphosis, the
attitude of the knee and the attitude of
the plantar arch. Number of alterations
found with respect to the total number
of students analyzed:
Dorsal kyphosis: 69/137
(1st grade 21/37, 2nd grade 21/51,
3rd grade 27/49);
Knees: 61/137
(1st grade 21/37, 2nd grade 25/51,
3rd grade 15/49);
Plantar arch: 62/137
(1st grade 14/37, 2nd grade 24/51,
3rd grade 24/49).
Conclusion
Thanks to the evaluation it was
possible to find the presence of
postural defects in the students. In
particular, it can be seen that these
attitudes mostly involve the lower
limbs and the dorsal tract. The
teacher of physical education in this
way can give useful indications to
the families and sensitize the
students to pay attention to the
postural aspects.
References
1.Deepak, A. S., et al. (2017) "The
Clinical Effectiveness of School
Screening Programme for Idiopathic
Scoliosis in Malaysia." Malaysian
orthopaedic journal 11.1: 41.
2.Del Nista P.L., Parker J. Tasselli A.
(2013) “Lo Sprintario” Casa Editrice
D’Anna
3.Motylewski, S., et al. (2015)
"Assessment of body posture in 12-
and 13-year-olds attending primary
schools in Pabianice." Polski
merkuriusz lekarski: organ Polskiego
Towarzystwa Lekarskiego 39.234:
368-371
”Presentato all’ XI Congresso
Nazionale SISMES – Alma Mater
Studiorum – Università di Bologna,
27-29 Settembre 2019“
contact: paolo.moise@unito.it
A group of 137 children of
middle school were examined
(1st grade 37, 2nd grade 51, 3rd
grade 49). Each student was
given a specific test battery
consisting of 5 assessment
exercises following an order of
cranio-caudal progression. The
tests were carried out both in
static and in dynamic with the
passive participation of the
operator. The evaluation sheet
used was taken from the
textbook of physical education
"Lo Sprintario" which pays
attention to the
paramorphisms.
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