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Abstract                                                                                            [Full-Text PDF] [Macedonian Abstract] [OnlineFirst Full-Text PDF]

 

Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2010 Dec 15; 3(4):358-363.

doi:10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2010.0117

Basic Science

 

School Screening for Bad Posture with Spine Mouse Device
 

Elizabeta Popova Ramova1, Anastasica Poposka2, Milica Lazovic3

1Department for Physical Therapy Education, University ”St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia; 2Orthopedic Clinic, Medical Faculty, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; 3Clinic for Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Nis, Serbia

 

Background. The spine deformities are presented with 27.3% in the population regarding all deformities of the muscle system. The clinical examination has its limitations as a result of the subjective participation of the examiner and the lack of qualitative measurement.

Aim. In our research we tested the applicability of the software program Spine Mouse in screening of the spine deformities. The software program is important for spine examination in the sagittal plane.

Material and Methods. In order to evaluate the software in the screening program for bad posture, we made a score with maximum points and possible gained points regarding the parameters: number of children who participated in the examination out of the entire population, number of the examined, preserved data from the examination and cooperation during the examination.

Results. A total of 986 children were examined for 15 days with 6 children examined per hour or 74%. Of the total number of children, 97.2% cooperated during the examination and the data were lost for 14.7%.

Conclusion. The results showed that this software is applicable with significance for examination of spine deformities in the school population. The cost of the software and the speed of the examination are limiting factors for its use in a large population.

 

Key words: Bad posture; examination; software.

 

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