Postural assessment of children between 7 and 10 years of age

Postural assessment of children between 7 and 10 years of age for asymmetry

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000573459

Enrollment

216

Registered

2007-11-07

Start date

2003-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

During the infancy, the posture undergoes many adjustments related to growth stages due to changes of the body proportions. The formation of the body schema, in childhood, occurs through the motor experiences and allows the tonic-postural structuration, so the postural imbalance obtained in this period can last for the entire adolescence and adult life. The purpose of this study was to identify which postural alterations occur most often in students between 7 and 10 years of age, to identify preventive measures, and to provide information to parents and teachers about the problem of bad posture.

Interventions

qualitative assessment of posture of head, shoulder (frontal and sagittal planes), scapula, cervical lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, spine lateral deviation, trunk rotation, pelvis, hip (frontal plane), knee (frontal and sagittal planes), ankle, hallux, forefoot. Duration of the observation was 20 minutes

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

healthy children

Exclusion criteria

children with neuromuscular and/or traumatic pathologies

Outcome results