Early detection of potential scoliosis in elementary school student of banjarmasin: Result of three examination models

Abstract

Scoliosis is the most common spinal disorder. Early detection of potential scoliosis has an important role in preventing damage and spinal disorders that worsen. Early detection of scoliosis for children is very important in order to prevent progressivity of the scoliosis curves. This study aims to determine the number of potential scoliosis in fifth and sixth-grade primary school students in Banjarmasin using three different examinations. The method of this study is using observational descriptive. Data were obtained using Scoliometer, Visual Inspection Physical Examination, and C7 Plumb Line Test on 127 students. The results showed that the number of students who have potential scoliosis was 33 students (25.98%) with scoliometer, 12 students (9.44%) with direct visual inspection physical examination, and nothing with C7 plumb line test. Students aged > 10 years have a greater percentage of potential scoliosis (27.5%) than students aged ≤ 10 years (25.3%) in scoliometer measurement, but vice versa in visual inspection. Female students have a greater percentage of potential scoliosis (36.73% with scoliometer and 16.33% with visual inspection) than in male students (19.23% and 5.13%).