Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis usually first detected in children between three and nine years of age. The juvenile form occurs in 12% to 21% of all patients with idiopathic scoliosis and 27% – 37% of cases - requires medical intervention. Juvenile idiopathic scoliosis, if progressing further, has influence not only on spine deformities, but also on deformities of ribs. Many studies have attempted to uncover the physiologic process underlying idiopathic scoliosis. Multiple abnormalities have been found, yet none has been conclusively linked to all cases. Aim of the study: the aim of this study was to analyse influence of juvenile idiopathic scoliosis on physical capacity and development of 7 - 8 years old children Methods: 119 patients with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis (7 – 8 years) were enrolled in the study and assessed initially; analysis of medical documentation was performed. In the second assessment 24 subjects with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis and 20 children without any pathology were assessed. The focus of this study was to evaluate physical capacity and development of participants. Results: The results of this study have shown that the orthopaedic disorders in the early childhood, for example dysphasia of the hips, muscular torticollis or bandy-legged, had influence for the development of the juvenile idiopathic scoliosis. These disorders had a major influence for the development of spine deformities later.

Correct posture is the basis for normal development and function of chest box, extremities and internal organs. Irregular posture is one of the most widespread disorders of musculoskeletal system, which might be caused by the low level of culture and lack of education. It has an influence on children‘s health, physical and psychological well-being. Lack of assessment and delay of treatment might worsen situation and progress into complicated forms of disorders. Aim of the work: to evaluate posture of 11–12 years old children in sagittal and frontal planes and effects of physical therapy. Contingent: 96 11–12 years old children were participated in the first assessment: 59 girls and 37 boys. 64 children were participated in the second assessment: 33 girls and 31 boys. Methods: inspection, palpation, cirtometry, scoliometry, SPSS software. Results: Distribution of curves of column in frontal and sagittal planes after physical therapy were the same among boys and girls as well as children of 1’st and 2’nd group. Analyzing data of first and second assessments we can say, that physical therapy had no influence on boy’s kyphosis and lordosis, but it had a statistically significant positive effects on girl’s parameters of kyphosis and lordosis. Conclusions: posture disorders in frontal and sagittal planes are still widespread among schoolchildren. Physical therapy is very important for the correction of schoolchildren’s posture. Special physical exercises had to be used under... [to full text]

Raktiniai žodžiai: laikysena, skoliozė, raumenų tonusas, kineziterapija. Tyrimo objektas: 10-16 metų (5,6,7,8 klasių) vaikų, sergančių cerebriniu paralyžiumi laikysenos sutrikimai ir korekcija. Tyrimo problema: Netaisyklinga laikysena, ydinga laikysena, skoliozė – vis dažniau skambančios frazės ugdymo įstaigose šiomis dienomis. Šiame kompiuterių ir technikos amžiuje laikysenos sutrikimai yra labai dažnas reiškinys mokinių tarpe. Vaikams, sergantiems cerebriniu paralyžiumi, ši problema yra ypač aktuali, nes jų kūno laikyseną labai įtakoja jų specifinis raumenų tonusas, sąnarių kontraktūros, jau nekalbant apie nepritaikytus mokyklinius suolus ir laiką, praleistą prie kompiuterio. Jų kūno laikyseną reikia nuolat prižiūrėti, intensyvinti mankštas, taikyti įvairius metodus, naujoves, kad pasiekti pačią optimaliausia formą. Darbo tikslas: Išsiaiškinti, ar pakito tiriamųjų laikysena bei raumenų jėga ir tonusas, pritaikius judesių korekcijos užsiėmimų programą. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Apibendrinti literatūrą apie vaikų laikysenos sutrikimus, vaikų, sergančių cerebriniu paralyžiumi raumenų tonuso ypatumus. 2. Įvertinti cerebriniu paralyžiumi sergančių vaikų laikyseną, sąnarių amplitudes, raumenų tonusą bei jėgą prieš judesių korekcijos užsiėmimų programos sudarymą. 3. Ištyrus sudaryti judesių korekcijos užsiėmimų bendrą programą (bendrą ir jei reikia individualią); 4. Įvertinti cerebriniu paralyžiumi sergančių vaikų laikyseną, raumenų tonusą bei jėgą judesių korekcijos užsiėmimų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Key words: posture, scoliosis, muscular tonicity, kinezitherapy. The object of research: posture disorder and correction of 10-16 year (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th forms) children having cerebral paralysis. The problem of research: Incorrect posture, perverse posture and scoliosis are phrases heard and pronounced more and more often at educational institutions nowadays. In the computer and machine age posture disorder is a very common phenomenon among schoolchildren. The problem is especially relevant for children having cerebral paralysis as their body posture is extremely influenced by specific muscular tonicity and articular contractor not to mention unfitted school desks and time spent in front of the computer. In order to achieve the most optimum physical form these children’s body posture must always be under observation, exercises should be intensified and various methods and innovations applied. The purpose of research: To ascertain if children’s in the study posture and muscular power and tonicity have changed since the application of the programme of activities of movement correction. The objectives of research: 1. To summarize literature on the disorder of children’s posture and peculiarities of muscular tonicity of children having cerebral paralysis. 2. To evaluate posture, articular amplitude, muscular tonicity and power of children having cerebral paralysis before formation of the programme of activities of movement correction. 3. To form a general programme of... [to full text]

Tyrimo objektas: sergančiųjų skolioze nuomonė apie gyvenseną, fizinį aktyvumą ir gydymą sanatorijos sąlygomis. Tyrimo subjektas: Šiaulių sanatorinės mokyklos mokiniai. Hipotezė: mokinių, sergančių įvairaus laipsnio skolioze, gydymo sanatorinėmis sąlygomis fizinė veikla ir gydymo procedūrų įvairovė, jų taikymo dažnis, nežiūrint kai kurių gyvensenos pokyčių, teigiamai veikia mokinių sveikatą. Tyrimo tikslas: ištirti, mokinių, sergančių skolioze gyvensenos įvairovę, nuomonę apie fizinę veiklą, gydymo procedūras ir pamokas. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Sergančių skolioze mokinių demografinė charakteristika sanatorinėje mokykloje. 2. Priežastys, dėl ko mokiniai patiria gyvenimo sunkumus sanatorinėje mokykloje. 3. Sanatorinės mokyklos mokinių nuomonė apie gydymo procedūras ir pamokas. 4. Sanatorinės mokyklos mokinių fizino aktyvumo vertinimas. Išvados: 1. Sanatorijoje yra daugiau mergaičių nei berniukų. Daugiau vyresnio nei jaunesnio amžiaus mokinių. Mokiniai mokykloje mokosi tol, kol pasiekia teigiamų gydymo rezultatų, didžioji dalis mokosi pirmus arba antrus metus. Dauguma sanatorijos mokinių serga I ir II laipsnio skolioze. Jaunesniųjų sanatorijoje daugiausia su skolioze II°, o vyresniųjų skolioze I°. 2. Sanatorijos mokiniai susiduria su įvairiais sunkumais. Dažniausios patiriamų sunkumų priežastys - tėvų ir namų ilgesys, nuvargimas gulimoje padėtyje mokantis. 3. Daugumai mokinių visos procedūros patinka, bet malonumą kartais vertino prieštaringai, pavyzdžiui: gydomasis plaukimas... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Research object: students with scoliosis opinion about quality of life, physical activity and treatment of sanatorium conditions. Research subject: students in Siauliai sanatorium school. Hypothesis: students with differents degrees of scoliosis treatment in sanatorium conditions physical activity and treatments procedures applying, the frequency, some of the quality of life changes that positively affects students health. Research aim: students with scoliosis explore diversity to quality of life, opinion about physical activity, treatment procedures and lessons. Research tasks: 1. Students with scoliosis demographic characteristics in sanatorium school. 2. Students difficulties experiencing life in sanatorium school. 3. Students opinion about treatments procedures and lessons in sanatorium school. 4. Students physical activity evaluation in sanatorium school. Conclusions: 1. School studys and lives more girls than boys in sanatorium. Also, more older than younger age students. The students learns until they reach the positive treatment results most of them studys during the first or second year. Most students in sanatorium school sick I and II degree scoliosis. The youngest students in sanatorium school mostly with scoliosis II° and the oldest mostly with scoliosis I°. 2. Sanatorium school students comes up with differents of difficulties. The most rising difficulties among the students - yearning for parents and home, tiredness in learning lying position. 3. Most students... [to full text]