Association Analysis of Scoliosis Based on Backpack Carrying Methods and Head Positions of Elementary School Students

Yo-Ping Huang

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2019.13.002456

Abstract

To prevent scoliosis development at early stage of growth in elementary school students, we assessed how body posture-namely the school bag carrying method and head position-can affect the morphology of the spinal column...

Highlights

Scoliosis is defined as the lateral curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt immediately prior to juvenility
We applied various data mining techniques and multicriteria decision-making to compare the important attributes of scoliosis, in addition to using entropy and principal component analysis to identify the relationship between scoliosis and the various examined attributes
Children can be screened at any age, idiopathic scoliosis is more commonly discovered during the growth spurt

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Introduction

Scoliosis is defined as the lateral curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt immediately prior to juvenility. A segment of the spine being curved sideways, is a common condition that affects many children and adolescents. The condition progressively worsens during the growth spurt. At the age of 16 years, some juveniles exhibit spinal curvature exceeding 40°. When a person with scoliosis is viewed from the Xray, the spine appears to be curved. Severe scoliosis can be disabling because the severe spinal curve can reduce the amount of space within the chest, hindering proper lung function and causing back pain. Children can be screened at any age, idiopathic scoliosis is more commonly discovered during the growth spurt

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