The influence of four-month exercises during lessons on body posture in children in younger school age

Autor: Kamila Kot, Mirosław Kokosz, Krystyna Stencel-Gabriel
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Polish<br />Russian<br />Ukrainian
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Education, Health and Sport, Vol 8, Iss 9, Pp 756-767 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2391-8306
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1414127
Popis: The aim of the study was to check the impact of the school environment on the child's body posture and assessment of the influence of four-month physical exercises on school children's lessons on the results of measurements of spine mobility, physiological spinal curvature and attitude of the body Material and methods: the study group consisted of 23 children (including 10 boys), a control group of 15 children (including 10 boys), pupils of the 1st and 2nd grade Sports Primary School in Sosnowiec. The body posture was assessed 2 times at a 4-month interval in both groups (test and control). Spine mobility was examined by a finger-floor test and left and right using a centimeter, the physiological curvature of the spine was examined at the top of the sacrum using a goniometer , shoulder settings and thoracic kyphosis were examined by the Kasperczyk method. Conclusion: The conducted observational study indicates a positive clinical effect of the, introduced during, lesson exercises with children in order to promote the correct posture.
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