Characteristics of the biogeometric posture profile of women in the first period mature age

Abstract

Introduction. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the issue of the growing trend of human posture disorders was particularly acute. Numerous studies indicate an increased interest of specialists in the diagnosis of a growing number of posture disorders, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, and systematic and quantitative assessment of the degree of existing motor dysfunctions in humans. A systematic analysis of the body of scientific knowledge reveals certain theoretical and practical developments in the coverage of the posture diagnosis process. Posture disorders can be determined visually. During the external examination, check the height of the shoulder lines, the lower corners of the shoulder blades and their distance from the chest, the shape of the gaps formed by the inner surfaces of the arms and torso.

The purpose of the study – to determine the peculiarities of the level of the biogeometric posture profile of women in the first period of adulthood.

Research methods: theoretical analysis and synthesis of special scientific literature, pedagogical observation, pedagogical experiment, photography and analysis of women’s posture, visual screening of the state of the biogeometric posture profile using an express control card, methods of mathematical statistics.

The results. It was determined that the general level of the biogeometric posture profile in the sagittal plane in women with normal posture was on average 13.4 points, in women with a round back – 9.06 points, and in women with scoliotic posture – 9.1 points. The differences were confirmed as statistically significant (H=19.02, p<0.01), as the mean values in the group with a round back (p=0.0001) and scoliotic posture (p=0.0006) were lower than in the group with normal posture. In the frontal plane, the general level of the biogeometric posture profile in women with normal posture was 10.6 points, in women with a round back – 7.81 points, and in women with scoliotic posture this indicator was 7 points, which is a statistically significant difference (H=10.98, p<0.01), at least when comparing the pairs “round back – normal posture” (p=0.0019) and “scoliotic posture – normal posture” (p=0.0006). The general level of the biogeometric posture profile in women with normal posture was determined to be 24 points, in women with a round back – 16.9 points, and in women with scoliotic posture – 16.1 points. The statistical significance of the differences is not in doubt (H=18.82, p<0.01), with mean values being lower in individuals with a round back (p=0.0002) and scoliotic posture (p=0.0001) compared to normal posture. Differences between women with a round back and scoliotic posture were less obvious compared to women with normal posture. Only thoracic kyphosis in women with a round back (1.44 points) was significantly lower than in women with a scoliotic posture (1.7 points), and this difference was statistically significant (p=0.0390). It means that there was a significant difference between women with a round back and scoliotic posture in thoracic kyphosis, while other indicators were similar.

Conclusions. Women with normal posture had significantly higher scores on almost all indicators of the biogeometric profile, and thus a more harmonious and balanced biogeometric posture profile compared to women with postural disorders, indicating that these groups had more serious problems with their biogeometric profile.