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Comparison of posture between gymnasts and non- athletes

The aim of this study was to determine the difference in the postural status of the spine of school children who engage in gymnastics and their peers who do not engage in sports.Postural disorders occur in people who are not involved in sports, and in athletes also. The incidence of postural disorders is most common in children during critical periods of growth and deve lopment. The sample consisted of 97 primary school students from Novi Sad, Futog and Rumenka, aged 11 and 12. One group was consisted of students who engage in gymnastics more than three years, and othe r group consisted of students who are not engaged in sports. To determine the postural status it was us ed the modified method of Napoleon Wolanski. For determining the differences in postural status of pupils it was used the nonparametric method of chi-square test.Results show that significant differences were found in left chest scoliosis(p=0.017)between student who are not engaged in sports and those who are engaged in gymnastics.

postural disorders ; gymnastics ; school children

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