Valoración de la postura en las alumnas de segundo a cuarto año de educación básica de la Escuela Fiscal Alfonso Cordero Palacios; y Programa de Intervención Educativa.Cuenca 2011

Abstract

The incidence of postural alterations in the pediatric population is increasing due to environmental factors as well as hereditary and cultural influences, facts that imply complications on a muscular level, skeletal and joint, which causes limitations in their motor ability and imbalances, that increase day by day, and in adulthood it can effect their physical and psychological health. It is why this research is of a participatory intervention action type which aims to promote the healthy correct postural in girls, this contributing to improve the knowledge attitudes and practices thereof.

447 cases were studied of girls belonging to the second, third and fourth years of basic education of the public school “Alfonso Cordero Palacios” during the school year of 2010-2011. This information was obtained through a statistic and dynamic analysis of the examined posture by the investigators to detect postural alterations. Apart from this exploration data was taken from anthropometric measurements: weight, height and the index of body mass.

Educational and communicate workshops were also held, which were measured through CAPs, applied before and after the investigation, to access the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices related to postural health.

Of the total of students who participated in our study 56,40% presented some type of postural alteration, among the most frequent are: hyperlordosis lumbar (17.5%), bulging abdomen (13.85%), antepulsion of shoulders (12.78%), false flat foot (10,65%), pelvic anteversion (9.59%) and others of lower frequency.