Analysis of the Frequency and Types of Abnormal Postures through the Posture Measurement for the Children

The purpose of this study was to analyze the rate, type, gender difference of abnormal postures in 8-year old children. Sixty four children(45 boys, 19 girls, aged from 8 to 14) who attended K Taekwondo institute who also took medical examination to evaluate the abnormality of posture. All patients received two pictures, one was frontal view, and the other one is lateral view. The height of the shoulders, pelvis, and forward head abnormalities thru transposition of head were measured by Biotonix posture measurement program. Fifty two children out of total 64 showed the differences in heights between their shoulders; the proportion of boys was 69.2% and 30.8% for girls. In boys, the ratio of higher right shoulder was 55.6% and in girls, the ratio of higher right shoulder was 68.4%. In addition, the differences in pelvis heights were also shown for all 64 children, 70.3% were boys and 29.7% were girls. The 84.4% of the boys and 73.7% of girls have shown their right pelvis were higher, as measured. Fifty nine children showed head anterior displacement 67.8% of them were boys. There appeared the abnormalities in postures for most children, though the rate in boys was higher than girls.