Qualitative postural analysis among boys and girls of seven to ten years of age

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Pj Penha¹  Ra Casarotto¹  Icn Sacco¹  Ap Marques¹  Sma João¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Fonoaudiologia e Terapia OcupacionalSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: posture;    evaluation;    child;    physical therapy;    gender;    postura;    avaliação;    criança;    fisioterapia;    gênero;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-35552008000500008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: Postural abnormalities are often found in children. At this stage of life, posture undergoes many adjustments and adaptations due to body changes. Objective: To qualitatively identify the postural abnormalities which occur most frequently among children aged OBJECTIVE: Reven and ten years, comparing boys and girls, and to evaluate these subjects' lumbar flexibility. METHODS: One hundred and ninety-one children were photographed in the sagittal and frontal planes. The variables analyzed were: ankle (valgus and varus), tibiotarsal angle (opened and closed), knee (hyperextension and semiflexion, valgus and varus), pelvis (anteversion and retroversion; lateral pelvic inclination), trunk (antepulsion and retropulsion), lumbar spine (hyperlordosis and rectification), thoracic spine (hyperkyphosis and rectification), cervical spine (hyperlordosis and rectification), scoliosis, shoulder (imbalance and protraction), scapula (winged, abducted and adducted) and head (tilt and protraction). The lumbar flexibility was assessed using Schöber's index. RESULTS: The boys had greater incidence of winged scapula, shoulder imbalance, protraction of shoulders and head and cervical hyperlordosis than the girls did. Conversely, the girls had greater incidence of head tilt and larger Schöber index values. CONCLUSIONS: There were abnormalities in children's postural development that are probably related to muscle, skeletal and flexibility differences between the genders. These differences may influence each child's postural pattern during growth.

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