Abstract
Abnormal body posture refers to an abnormal body state in which the body cannot maintain a stable state and the normal function of tissues and organs in an upright state...
Highlights
Abnormal body posture refers to an abnormal body state in which the body cannot maintain a stable state and the normal function of tissues and organs in an upright state [1]
The overall prevalence of abnormal body posture in Chinese children and adolescents was 65.3%, around 3.7% of children and adolescents were referred for radiography
Our findings showed that Chinese children and adolescents have a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal body posture, girls and older students may be an especially high-risk group
Summary
Abnormal body posture refers to an abnormal body state in which the body cannot maintain a stable state and the normal function of tissues and organs in an upright state [1]. Previous studies have shown that the poor body posture in adulthood is often formed from the childhood [2]. Children and adolescents with severe abnormal body posture may associated with the progress to Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) [3,4]. Understanding the current prevalence of abnormal body posture of children and adolescents will help to identify high-risk population and formulate targeted interventions. Previous studies showed that 34%-50% of children and adolescents have different degrees of abnormal body posture [5,6] less than a fifth of children and adolescents have a normal body posture [7] most of the children have certain abnormal posture problems (e.g. shoulder asymmetry, kyphosis, or scapula tilt). Some researchers suggested that compared with children of the same age who have not received school education, the students who have received school education have more serious body posture problems [8,9]
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