Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Balance and posture are two topics that have been extensively studied, although with some conflicting findings. Therefore, the aim of this work is to analyze the relationship between the postural angles of the spine in the sagittal plane and the stable static balance. A cross-sectional study was con...
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| description | Balance and posture are two topics that have been extensively studied, although with some conflicting findings. Therefore, the aim of this work is to analyze the relationship between the postural angles of the spine in the sagittal plane and the stable static balance. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children and adolescents from schools in northern Portugal in 2019. An online questionnaire was used to characterize the sample and analyze back pain. Spinal postural angle assessment (pelvic, lumbar, and thoracic) was performed using the Spinal Mouse<sup>®</sup>, while stabilometry assessment was performed using Namrol<sup>®</sup> Podoprint<sup>®</sup>. Statistical significance was set as α = 0.05. The results showed that girls have better balance variables. There is a weak correlation between the anthropometric variables with stabilometry variables and the postural angles. This correlation is mostly negative, except for the thoracic spine with anthropometric variables and the lumbar spine with BMI. The results showed that postural angles of the spine are poor predictors of the stabilometric variables. Concerning back pain, increasing the postural angle of the thoracic spine increases the odds ratio of manifestation of back pain by 3%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-956eda587be1471da8430ad20eb3f27c2023-11-30T22:28:12ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-06-012213497310.3390/s22134973Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional StudyNelson Azevedo0José Carlos Ribeiro1Leandro Machado2CICS, ISAVE, Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCIAFEL, ITR, Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCIFI2D, LABIOMEP, Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, 4200-450 Porto, PortugalBalance and posture are two topics that have been extensively studied, although with some conflicting findings. Therefore, the aim of this work is to analyze the relationship between the postural angles of the spine in the sagittal plane and the stable static balance. A cross-sectional study was conducted with children and adolescents from schools in northern Portugal in 2019. An online questionnaire was used to characterize the sample and analyze back pain. Spinal postural angle assessment (pelvic, lumbar, and thoracic) was performed using the Spinal Mouse<sup>®</sup>, while stabilometry assessment was performed using Namrol<sup>®</sup> Podoprint<sup>®</sup>. Statistical significance was set as α = 0.05. The results showed that girls have better balance variables. There is a weak correlation between the anthropometric variables with stabilometry variables and the postural angles. This correlation is mostly negative, except for the thoracic spine with anthropometric variables and the lumbar spine with BMI. The results showed that postural angles of the spine are poor predictors of the stabilometric variables. Concerning back pain, increasing the postural angle of the thoracic spine increases the odds ratio of manifestation of back pain by 3%.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/13/4973childrenadolescentsposturebalanceback pain |
| spellingShingle | Nelson Azevedo José Carlos Ribeiro Leandro Machado Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study Sensors children adolescents posture balance back pain |
| title | Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Balance and Posture in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | balance and posture in children and adolescents a cross sectional study |
| topic | children adolescents posture balance back pain |
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