2023, Volume 19, Issue 1

Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children



Tomasz Szurmik1, Piotr Kurzeja2, Katarzyna Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz3, Zuzana Hudakova4, Paulina Chmielak2

1Faculty of Arts and Educational Science, University of Silesia, Cieszyn, Poland
2Institute of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ, Nowy Targ, Poland
3Institute of Clinical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Motor Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, Kraków, Poland
4Faculty of Health, Catholic University , Ružomberok, Poland


Author for correspondence: Piotr Kurzeja; Institute of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ, Nowy Targ, Poland; email: piotrkurzeja@op.pl



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Abstract

Background & Study Aim: The children and youth should engage in an average of at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day of the week, as well as muscle and bone-strengthening activities at least three days a week. The data indicate that 27.5% of idults and 81% of adolescents do not meet the 2020 WHO recommendations for physical activity with almost no improvements seen during the past decade. The goal of the research was knowledge about the influence of physical activity on the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in children in primary school age.

Material & Methods: The study included 103 pupils, divided into a research group (48 children) with additional physical activities (6 h/week), and a control group (55 children) who participated only in PE classes at school. The study included an interview, clinical examinations and assessment of the back surface using the photogrammetric method. The three indicators were analysed: alpha, beta and gamma angles. Measurements were taken in June 2022.

Results: The results of alpha and beta measurements showed significantly higher values for girls and boys in the control group. Gamma angle values differed in boys, with higher angle values recorded in boys in the control group. Among the girls, the gamma angle was bigger in the control group but the differences between the groups were not statistically significant.

Conclusions: The research group (more intense physical activity) showed lower values of spinal curves in the sagittal plane than the control group. In both groups, gender did not differentiate the values of the indicators in question. The results obtained in both groups suggest that more frequent physical activity may contribute to a greater awareness of the correct posture habit.


Key words: body posture, moiré topography, posture defects


Cite this article as:

AMA:

Szurmik T, Kurzeja P, Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz K et al. Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children. Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports. 2023;19

APA:

Szurmik, T.., Kurzeja, P., Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz, K., Hudakova, Z., & Chmielak, P. (2023). Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children. Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports, 19

Chicago:

Szurmik, Tomasz , Kurzeja Piotr, Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz Katarzyna, Hudakova Zuzana, Chmielak Paulina. 2023. "Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children". Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports 19

Harvard:

Szurmik, T.., Kurzeja, P., Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz, K., Hudakova, Z., and Chmielak, P. (2023). Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children. Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports, 19

MLA:

Szurmik, Tomasz et al. "Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children." Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports, vol. 19, 2023

Vancouver:

Szurmik T, Kurzeja P, Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz K et al. Physical activity and the shape of anterior-posterior spinal curves in primary school children. Arch Budo Sci Martial Arts Extreme Sports 2023; 19