Posture of healthy ten to twelve year old female students
Conditions
Interventions
The first stage of the research involved postural assessment of all participants of the study. Anatomic dots adopted by SAPO (http://code.google.com/p/sapo-desktop/)were fixed and the girls were photo
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Sponsors
Universidade Estadual de CampinasUNICAMP
Universidade Estadual de CampinasUNICAMP
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
10 Years to 13 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 10-13 years; female gender; to sign the Informed Consent Form (ICF).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Sequel of orthopedic, rheumatic or neurological disease; Use of prosthetic limbs; pain during practice of physical activities.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The results demonstrated alteration in the following measures: smaller difference in the length of lower limbs and better vertical alignment of the body in left lateral view for the treatment group, compared with the control group (mensuration: SAPO software of postural assessment). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The data also showed an increase in flexibility for the treatment group, in comparison with the control group (mensuration: SAPO software of postural assessment). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCecilia;Fernanda Batista;Lopes
Universidade Estadual de CampinasUNICAMP;Universidade Estadual de CampinasUNICAMP
Outcome results
None listed