Prevalence of Postural Dysfunction among Female College Students?A Qualitative Analysis
| Autor: | S. Kiruthika, Preethy G, K. Rekha, M. Manoj Abraham |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) 030229 sport sciences medicine.disease General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Modern life Sagittal plane 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Qualitative analysis medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Swayback Prolonged sitting business Sedentary lifestyle Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | Biology and Medicine. 10 |
| ISSN: | 0974-8369 |
| DOI: | 10.4172/0974-8369.1000421 |
| Popis: | In the present day, proper posture is considered to be a state of musculoskeletal balance involving minimal body stress or strain. Modern life and the rise in a sedentary lifestyle have had a negative effect on most of the human motor behavior. This study included 804 female subjects, who were photographed in the sagittal and frontal planes. The common postural misalignments analyzed were swayback, lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, forward head, rounded shoulder, and pronated foot. The results showed that older women had greater incidence of forward head, thoracic kyphosis, and pronated foot. The abnormalities were probably related to prolonged sitting and reduced fl exibility |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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