Screening for asymmetries in upright posture using the posture screen mobile application in adolescence: Potential factors of postural disorder and asymmetries

Abstract

The upright posture is determined from the spine, the chest, the position of the head, the angle of tilting of the pelvis and the state of the limbs. Standing up is a habit, which is learnt during childhood and adolescence in relation to the way of life. The way children stand is monitored using the Posture Screen Mobile (PSM) application. The purpose of the present research was to investigate the asymmetries of the upright posture from the anterior, posterior, right and left lateral sides in adolescence, using the PSM application. Our study included 30 children, boys, aged 13 to 16 years who participated in football academy sessions, three times per week with a one hour duration of training. Without recent injuries, chronic disease and musculoskeletal problems may be the cause of asymmetry of the body. The sample selection was non-randomized. The results of the study indicated that there are often factors that lead to the adoption of a faulty body posture, 16 children (53.3%) held bags that exceeded 10% of their body weight. Sixteen (16) children (53.3%) held a backpack exclusively on one shoulder. A total of 23 children (76.7%) adopted the wrong seated position during study. We observed the results of using the Posture screen Mobile(PSM) that there are differences in translations and the angulation was some few centimeters but not statistically significant(p>0.05). In the anterior position, half of the children had translations below 0.02cm and 0.04cm in the posterior position.

Keywords:

Posture Screen Mobile (PSM), upright posture, systematic exercise of children, early posture control, scoliosis, kyphosis, spine deformities, healthy posture.