Postural changes and pain in the academic performance of elementary school students

Abstract

Postural changes and pain in the spine of children and adolescents of school age are influenced by the permanent incorrect sitting position, misuse of furniture and weight of the backpack. The aim of this study was to verify postural changes and pain in the academic performance of elementary school students. It was a cross-sectional study, with a descriptive and analytical approach. The subjects were 83 elementary students, aged 8 to 12 years, of Kindergarten and Elementary Education at Paulo Sarasate Municipal School, Ceará. It was performed from March to June 2008. In the physical examination it was used an evaluation form, based on Global Postural reeducation, by Souchard method, which included the variables: compromised anterior, posterior, superior shoulder muscle chains and pain and, in academic performance, a semi-structured questionnaire with the variables: behavior, attendance and performance. The data was stored in the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 18.0. In the descriptive analysis, absolute and relative frequencies were used, and in the inferential analysis, the following tests were applied: Mann-Whitney, to verify the existence of significant differences in changes in groups A and B, at a significance level of 5%, and the F statistical test, for comparing postural changes and pain, in the three grades. Results: it was noted that the majority of the students presented postural changes, such as forward head, lifted shoulders, dorsal hyperkyphosis and pain, which predominantly occurred in the anterior chain, when compared with the posterior and superior chains. These changes in both groups were statistically significant only in subjects of the fifth grade with satisfactory academic performance and behavior. It was concluded that there was no association between postural changes and school performance, although it was influenced by pain.

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain among Secondary School Students

“…English performance is positively and significantly linked with MSP, and marginal indicates that an increase in performance is associated with about 2% more likely MSP in students. The result tallies another study which whereby performance is linked to overall body pains (Sampaio et al, 2016). A possible explanation for such pains is academic pressure and psychological pressure about the approaching exams and the reduction of physical activity caused by the academic burden (Shan et al, 2013).…”

“…The models reveal shows that the academic performance of students is associated with overall body pains as indicates additional research (Sampaio et al, 2016). A possible explanation for such pains is academic pressure and psychological pressure in relation due to the approaching exams and the reduction of physical activity caused by the academic burden (Shan et al, 2013).…”

“…Vijay and Ide, (2016) indicate an association between procedure performance and musculoskeletal NP and BP in dental students. According to Sampaio et al (2016), in all the grades, more than half of the students present postural changes or pain in the academic performance of their school functions. Shan et al (2013) indicates that high performance of students is linked with lower BP, NP and SP as the students are less stressed.…”

Repeatability and reproducibility of a topographic system to evaluate the spine

“…Problems related to posture and spine pain are becoming increasingly common in today's society. Such problems are observed more frequently in the economically active population, hampering individuals' social and professional performance (Azevedo et al, 2020;Mendonça et al, 2020;Moreira et al, 2017;Sampaio et al, 2016;Santos et al, 2017;Vitta et al, 2017). Dorsal kyphosis and lumbar lordosis are some of the postural changes observed (Sampaio et al, 2016;Santos et al, 2017;Vitta et al, 2017).…”

Association between sitting posture on school furniture and spinal changes in adolescents

“…Postural changes among children and adolescents are considered common findings, a fact that can be explained by the adoption of an inappropriate postural habit during the period of stay in school and in the use of equipment such as computers, smartphones, and video games [1][2][3]. In addition to these habits, curvatures of the spine show physiological changes, during the phase of body growth, for the definition of the determinant curvature that can contribute to inadequate postural development [4].…”