Analysis of body posture in children with mild to moderate asthma

Autor(es)

Canhadas Belli, Juliana Fernanda ; Chaves, Thais Cristina ^[1] ; de Oliveira, Anamaria Siriani ^[1] ; Grossi, Debora Bevilaqua ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Med Sch Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biomech Med & Rehabil Locomotor Apparat, FMRPUSP, BR-14049900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS; v. 168, n. 10, p. 1207-1216, OCT 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 23

Resumo

The mechanical alterations related to the excessive use of accessory respiratory muscles and the mouth breathing observed in children with asthma may lead to the development of alterations in head posture, shoulders, thoracic region and, consequently, in alterations of body posture. The purpose of this study was to assess body posture changes of children with asthma compared to a non-asthmatic control group matched for gender, age, weight, and height. Thirty children with asthma and 30 non-asthmatic children aged 7 to 12 years were enrolled in this study. Digital photographic records were obtained for analysis of the body posture of the children by computed photogrammetry. The intraclass correlation coefficient and Student's t test (p < 0.05) were used for statistical analysis. There were no significant differences between groups for the angles analyzed, except for the knee flexor angle. These results demonstrate that children with asthma did not present postural alterations compared to non-asthmatic controls since the only angle for which there was a significant difference between groups showed weak reproducibility. The findings of this study do not support the notion that children with asthma present alterations in body posture. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 03/07771-0 - Associacao entre postura e parametros funcionais dos sistemas estomatognatico, cervical e pulmonar em criancas asmaticas e nao asmaticas.
• Beneficiário: Débora Bevilaqua Grossi
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
• Processo FAPESP: 05/50167-2 - Avaliacao da postura corporal estatica em criancas asmaticas atraves da fotogrametria computadorizada.
• Beneficiário: Juliana Fernanda Canhadas Belli
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Iniciação Científica