Brzęk Anna, Knapik Andrzej, Sołtys Jacek, Gallert-Kopyto Weronika, Famuła-Wąż Anna, Plinta Ryszard
School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Department of Physiotherapy.
School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Department of Adapted Physical Activity and Sport.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Feb;98(7):e14449. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014449.
Asthma and body posture abnormalities in children and young people are major epidemiological problems worldwide. Asthma among children and adolescents, its relations with physical activity (PA) and PA relations with body posture were and are still being investigated.The aim of this study was to investigate how body posture is shaped in children diagnosed with asthma symptoms and whether body posture is associated with PA. The study involved 192 children. The main group consisted of 90 children diagnosed with asthma and allergies symptoms age 9 to 12 years old (x = 10.75 ± 1.08). The control group included 102 healthy children at the similar age (x = 10.64 ± 1.1). The level of activity has been assessed on the basis of a questionnaire and body posture assessments were done using a plumb line, pediscoliometer, digital inclinometer.Comparison of percentage of respondents fitting into body posture norms clearly indicates higher value in the group classified as active. In the group of participants diagnosed with asthma, percentage differences of participants with good body posture (without postural defects) were statistically significant. Among healthy children, percentages of the participants were higher in active children than in inactive children.Body posture is directly related to PA and the lack of activity affects disturbances within posturometric parameters. Prevention of body posture abnormalities is worth promoting in groups of children, also with various diseases including asthma and allergies symptoms.
儿童和青少年的哮喘及身体姿势异常是全球主要的流行病学问题。儿童和青少年哮喘、其与身体活动（PA）的关系以及PA与身体姿势的关系一直并仍在被研究。本研究的目的是调查被诊断有哮喘症状的儿童的身体姿势是如何形成的，以及身体姿势是否与PA相关。该研究涉及192名儿童。主要组由90名被诊断有哮喘和过敏症状、年龄在9至12岁的儿童组成（x = 10.75 ± 1.08）。对照组包括102名年龄相仿的健康儿童（x = 10.64 ± 1.1）。活动水平是根据一份问卷进行评估的，身体姿势评估则使用铅垂线、足尺仪、数字倾角仪。符合身体姿势规范的受访者百分比的比较清楚地表明，在被归类为活跃的组中该值更高。在被诊断有哮喘的参与者组中，身体姿势良好（无姿势缺陷）的参与者的百分比差异具有统计学意义。在健康儿童中，活跃儿童的参与者百分比高于不活跃儿童。身体姿势与PA直接相关，缺乏活动会影响姿势测量参数内的紊乱。在儿童群体中，包括有哮喘和过敏症状等各种疾病的儿童群体，促进预防身体姿势异常是值得的。
