Publication: Sitting posture, sagittal spinal curvatures and back pain in 8 to 12-year-old children from the Region of Murcia (Spain): ISQUIOS Programme
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Collazo Diéguez, Mónica ; Hurtado Avilés, José ; Andújar, Pilar ; Sainz de Baranda Andújar, Pilar ; Cejudo Palomo, Antonio ; Martínez Romero, María Teresa ; Aparicio Sarmiento, Alba ; Rodríguez Ferrán, Olga ; Santonja Medina, Fernando
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MDPI
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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072578
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© 2020 by the authors. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This document is the Published Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072578
Abstract
To explore sagittal spinal alignment and pelvic disposition of schoolchildren in a slump sitting position is needed in order to establish preventive educational postural programs. The purposes of this study were to describe sagittal spinal alignment and pelvic tilt (LSA) in a slump sitting position and to explore the association of sagittal spine and pelvic tilt with back pain (BP) among 8–12-year-old children. It was a cross-sectional study. Sagittal spinal curvatures, BP and pelvic tilt were assessed in 582 students from 14 elementary schools. It was found that 53.44% of children had slight thoracic hyperkyphosis and that 48.80% presented moderate lumbar hyperkyphosis and 38.66% presented slight lumbar hyperkyphosis. Those who did not suffer from BP in any part of the back had a higher lumbar kyphosis (24.64 ±7.84) or a greater LSA (107.27 ±5.38) than children who had some type of BP in the previous year or week (lumbar kyphosis: 23.08 ±8.06; LSA: 105.52 ±6.00), although with no clinically relevant differences. In fact, neither sufferers nor those who did not have BP presented normal mean values for lumbar kyphosis or LSA according to normality references. This study demonstrates the need to assess sagittal morphotype in childhood since schoolchildren remain incorrectly seated for many hours and it greatly affects their spinal curvatures
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020, Vol. 17 (7) : 2578
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