Valoración de la postura en los estudiantes de la Escuela Juan Montalvo y programa de intervención educativa, Cuenca 2012-2013

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to promote health and proper posture in students of the Education Unit Juan Montalvoschool during 2012 - 2013, in this study of participatory action research type. They included 809 students, being different postural changes, and a considerable number of children / as with thinness. At first they manage kinéticamente also were provided with knowledge, attitudes and healthy practices through health promotion in order to make the educational unit on a healthy space and process manager that include family and community. In our research we found that 37.9% of students had some type of postural alteration, and are distributed as follows: 17% flat feet, signs of lower crossed syndrome 12.5%, signs of upper crossed syndrome 8.2%, genu valgus 5.62% 5.09% swollen abdomen: 4.96% anteversion pelvic and other alterations were not significant frequency. The information obtained from students directly through the application of the test postural tests Adams, Schober test, anthropometric measures height and weight, which together with age helped us determine body mass index. In this way we obtained qualitative and quantitative values that helped us meet our objectives. Educomunicacionales workshops were evaluated by the CAP's applied before and after each intervention given which allowed us to determine the level of knowledge acquired by the students about body mechanics, nutrition, hygiene and physical activity.