Defects relating to Posture 2012

If the school going children are examined in relation to body postures, at least fifty percent of them will be found adopting faulty posture in one way or other. These defects are of the following:

Spinal Curvature: This defect is generally found in a large number of children. Excessive strain during childhood on the vertebral column makes it curve and the following defects arise”

Appearances of Kyposis Lordosis Scoliosis

The following deformities appear in the Kyposis:

1. Bending of head and body in forward direction2. Round Back3. Flat Chest4. Round Shoulders5. Round hollow back6. Bulging out of the belly

The above mentioned defects are caused by nonnutritive and unbalanced diet, lack of fresh air and inadequate physical exercises. Besides faulty desk sitting posture, myopia, excessive strain on shoulders and rickets also deform the waist region. The teacher in order to remove these defects should impress upon the students the importance of adopting correct postures while standing, reading and writing .Boys with deformities should be advised to take proper physical exercises in order to remove their defects.

Lordosis

The defect causes the back to bend in either direction. Curvature also appears in the waist region. The shoulder bones in the back also seem to be bending towards the sides. Hips also bulge out. In this state of body, occasionally the child experiences pain in the back and walks like a lame person.

For removing this defect, the child should be made to stand in the correct posture. Special physical exercises, too, cure this defect. In sever complication cases, proper treatment should be undertaken on the expert advice of a doctor.

Flat Foot

This defect is found in the early years in weal children. This is caused by over work and by putting on heavy shoes. This weakens the body bonds which keep, the foot muscles and foot bridge in order. Consequently, the foot becomes flat. Continuously standing or walking also tries

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Defects relating to Posture 2012

out the muscles as the results of which these muscles find themselves unable to function properly and the foot turns flat.

The foot should be rested as soon as symptoms of this defect appear. They should be saved from fatigue. This defect is also overcome by walking on toes. It is also useful to apply pressure on the edges of sole while walking.

Summary

Correct body posture represents a healthy and strong body. Faulty postures on the on the other hand, mean a week and sick body. There are two causes of faulty postures:

Relating to home Relating to school

Many deformities in the body appear due to faulty postures adopted while standing, sitting, reading or writing e.g. spinal curvature, flat foot etc.

The students while reading a book should sit in an upright position and keep the book at a distance of at least twelve inches from the eye. An angle of 45 degree should be formed while reading a book in hand.

Special attention should be paid on the manner of holding the paper position, the hand writing and the way of writing.

The head, shoulders and the hips should form a straight line while sitting.Veretbral column should also be straight.

The body weight should fall equally on both the legs while standing for a short time, but for a longer duration, the body weight should fall alternately on legs,i.e. ,one leg should remain stretched forward.

Reference

Please be thankful to “School Health Education and Public Health”, written by Dr.S.P.Chaube and Dr.Akhilesh Chaube (Available in DIET Daryaganj Library)

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