Thesis (MScPhysio (Physiotherapy))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Objective
The objective of this study was to establish the reliability and validity of a
Portable Posture Analysis Method (PPAM).
Design
The design for the reliability section was a repeated measures observational
study and the design for the validity section was a correlation study.
Background
The prevalence of spinal pain among high school learners is high (Murphy et
al, 2002). It is also notable that the prevalence of back pain increases across
the teenage years (Grimmer & Williams 2000, Burton et al 1996). In South
Africa, the preliminary findings of a study conducted by a Physiotherapy
masters candidate (Ms L Smith: ethics nr. N05/09/164) indicates that about
74% of high school learners in Cape Town complained of musculoskeletal
pain. Posture has been identified by some researchers to be a primary
predictor of the development of spinal, particularly upper quadrant pain
among computer users (NIOSH 1997, Vieira et al 2004). Measurement of
posture poses a real challenge to researchers wanting to accurately evaluate
posture in research projects. Considering the practical implications in
measuring posture, the validity and reliability of posture measurement are
often reported to be poor. Many of these methods of indirect assessment of
working posture have been reported on in the literature. These measures
include; the goniometer, inclinometer, flexible electrogoniometer, flexicurve
and photography (Harrison et al 2005, Christensen 1999, Nitschke et al 1999,
Chen & Lee 1997). ...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2030 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Van Niekerk, Sjan-Mari |
| Contributors | Louw, Quinette, Vaughn, Kit, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences. Physiotherapy. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1022847 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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