The differences in postural disorders of the frontal plane in adolescents grouped according to their morphological characteristics

Branka, Protić-Gava, Tijana, Šćepanović, Dušica, Rakić

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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1820-7936

https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%269345&page=0&so...

2011-2021/11/01/13:44:02

Using the sample group of male respondents (161) aged 15 (± 6 months), spinal posture in the frontal plane was evaluated, while some basic anthropometric measures were gathered. Posture was evaluated using a modified method by Napoleon Wolanski (Radisavljević, 2001), by means of which the data were retrieved regarding spine, head, shoulders and shoulder blades postures, pelvis and 'the triangles' formed by the sideways curve to the spine and an arm. The aim of the research is to diagnose postural disorders in adolescents and establish differences among the groups of the respondents grouped according to their morphological characteristics. The frequency of occurrence in postural disorders was calculated by means of a nonparametric statistical procedure of frequency. Factor analysis was used in order to single out two factors based on which the whole sample was further divided into two groups using cluster analysis. Analysing the differences between the groups of respondents no statistically significant differences were found.