Naslov
Types of body posture and their characteristics in boys 10 to 13 years of age

Autori
Paušić, Jelena ; Dizdar, Dražan

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 35 (2011), 3; 747-754

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
posture types ; Image Posture Analyzer ; children

Sažetak
The main goal of the study was to determine the types of body posture of boys (n=273), 10 to13 years of age, by means of the body posture assessment method based on the software Image Posture Analyzer. The results should enable better understanding of postural issues, as well as timely and more precise selection of kinesitherapeutic procedures. Values of 5 front view and 4 sagittal view indicators of standing body posture were measured by means of subjects' photographs and software Image Posture Analyzer. Cluster analysis (K-means method) revealed three types of body posture in both the anterior and sagittal plane. Their characteristics were determined with discriminant analysis. In sagittal indicators three posture types are recognizable: (a) correct sagittal body posture (29.3%), (b) mild impaired sagittal body posture (41.8%), (c) marked impaired sagittal body posture (28.9%). In antrior indicators also three posture types are recognizable: (a) correct anterior body posture (19.4%), (b) mild scoliotic body posture in the lumbar region (47.6%), (c) mild scoliotic body posture with double curvature (33%).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kineziologija

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