The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of physical exercises treating 8-10 year old children’s faulty posture. In order to realize the subjective state of health, physical activity of theese children, the questionnaire was presented for their parents to complete. The research was performed during the period the third of November to the third of April in a health and fitness center „Sveikieji Baltai“. Thirty 8-10 year old children became a part of this research. These children were tested twice – before applying the complex of physical exercises and after it – after 5 months. The strength of trunk muscles was measured in the course of these testings. 15 of these children had to perform the complex of physical exercises in a health and fitness center under control of physical therapist 3 times a week, every session took 45 minutes. Another 15 children had to perform the complex of physical exercises at home under control of their parents. Parents of these children were instructed about the technique of these exercises. Children who had to perform exercises at home had to perform them analogous to children who exercised in a health and fitness center (3 times a week, every session‘s duration – 45 minutes). Having made the analysis of received data, the research demonstrated that the strength of trunk muscles increased in both groups of children. But the strength of trunk muscles of children who exercised in a health and fitness center increased more than in a... [to full text]

Thanks to physical and intellectual activity, ability to orient and adapt forms in the person. This ability helps to adjust to ambient environment, maintaining inner balance. This work analyses if the posture of healthy children differs from mentally disabled ones, it also analyses the means of physicaltherapy and their efficiency correcting bad posture.131 schoolchildren’s of Alytus secondary schools body posture was examined. Examination was carried out from 1st September 2004 to 28th February 2005. Aim of research: Healthy and mentally disabled children’s posture assessment and correction. Tasks of exploratory work: to assess healthy children’s (7-9 years old and 11-13 years old) posture before and after physicaltherapy; to assess mentally disabled children’s (7-9 years old and 11-13 years old) posture before and after physicaltherapy; to set the efficiency of physicaltherapy for healthy and mentally disabled children. Assessment of learners’ body posture according to W.W. K. Hoeger’s method (questionnaires are being filled in) before and after physicaltherapy. For five months three times a week there has been physicaltherapy for schoolchildren, who have posture disorders, considering the type of posture and applying special exercises. Exploratory groups have been assessed before and after physicaltherapy. Standard statistical methods have been applied: reliability of average was defined according to Student’s t criterion. Conclusions: Healthy children’s (7-9 and 11-13... [to full text]

Bakalauro darbe, analizuojama 11- 15 metų netaisyklingos laikysenos vaikų, liemens raumenų ištvermės ir stuburo paslankumo kaita, taikant stuburo stabilizavimo pratimus. Tyrimo tikslas: įvertinti stuburo stabilizavimo pratimų įtaką liemens raumenų ištvermei ir stuburo paslankumui 11- 15 metų netaisyklingos laikysenos vaikams. Tyrimui atskleisti buvo iškelti šie uždaviniai: išanalizuoti laikysenos formavimosi, jos sutrikimų ir korekcijos ypatumus remiantis mokslinės literatūros analize; taikant S. McGill statinės liemens raumenų ištvermės testus įvertinti ir palyginti liemens raumenų ištvermės kaitą kontrolinei ir eksperimentinei grupei; taikant stuburo paslankumo testus įvertinti ir palyginti stuburo paslankumo kaitą kontrolinei ir eksperimentinei grupei. Tyrime dalyvavo 11 – 15 metų vaikai, besigydantys Palangos vaikų reabilitacijos sanatorijoje „Palangos Gintaras“ ir turintys laikysenos sutrikimų. Buvo sudarytos dvi grupės vienodos pagal vaikų skaičių (kontrolinė ir eksperimentinė). Eksperimento pagalba buvo siekiama išsiaiškinti stuburo stabilizavimo pratimų poveikį tiriamųjų liemens raumenų ištvermei ir stuburo paslankumui. Eksperimentinei grupei papildomai buvo taikoma stuburo stabilizavimo pratimų programa. Tyrimas vyko nuo 2013 12 09 iki 2014 02 28. Tyrimo rezultatai atskleidė stuburo stabilizavimo pratimų poveikį, kuris buvo matomas išanalizavus tiriamųjų testo rezultatus. Eksperimentinės grupės tiriamųjų, kuriai buvo taikomi stuburo stabilizavimo pratimai, nugaros... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / This study analyzed the change trunk muscles endurance and spinal flexibility of children with poor posture using spinal stabilization exercises. The aim of the research was: to evaluate spinal stabilization exercise’s effect for trunk muscles endurance and spine flexibility of 11 – 15 year old children with poor posture. For carrying out the research the following objectives were pursued: To analyze the posture formation, its problems and the correction peculiarities referring to scientific literature; to assess and compare trunk muscles endurance changes in control and experimental groups using S. McGill static trunk muscle endurance test; to assess and compare the changes in spinal flexibility of both control and experimental groups using spinal flexibility tests. 11 - 15-year-old children with poor posture from Children’s Rehabilitation Sanatorium “Palangos Gintaras” took part in the research. There were two identical groups – experimental and control. With the help of this experiment it was aimed to clear out the effect of spinal stabilization exercises for the trunk muscles endurance and spinal flexibility. An additional stabilization exercise program was applied to the experimental group. The investigation was going from the 9 December, 2013 to 28 February, 2014. The results of the research revealed the impact of the experiment on the children. It was clear after analyzing the data. The experimental group which experienced the spinal stabilization exercises, endurance... [to full text]