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PostureMind—Postural Education in Back Pain and Postural Habits of Children and Teenagers

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Is there a common agent between postural behavior, flexibility and back pain (BP), when a posture intervention during the school period is adopted? Many postural problems begin in the period of growth and body development. The objective of this study is to verify if postural education can mean improvements in BP indices and postural habits in children and teenagers. Materials and methods: The postural education program was applied to the 2nd cycle students in Portugal schools, aged between 9 and 16 years old. 268 students were divided into 3 groups (Experimental [EG], Experimental with reinforcement [ErG] and control [CG]). The intervention through cognitive-motor teaching lasted 15 min, twice a week for 12 weeks with pre-test (T0) and post-test (T1). The ErG relied on the reinforcement of teachers during the school period. Results: The EG presented significantly (p = 0.015) fewer complaints of BP and increasing the number of subjects with the ideal posture (p = 0.041). The ErG had greater BP reduction (p = 0.003) and greater increase in the number of subjects with the ideal posture (p = 0.006). Conclusion: This study allows us to suggest to health care professionals, in particular the rehabilitation professionals, new strategies for ergonomic postural behavior in school environment.

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  1. KinesioLab - Piaget Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

    Gustavo Desouzart & Gustavo Desouzart

  2. CIAUD—Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ernesto Filgueiras

  3. Communication Laboratory—LabCom, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Ernesto Filgueiras

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  1. Department of Production and Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

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Desouzart, G., Filgueiras, E. (2024). PostureMind—Postural Education in Back Pain and Postural Habits of Children and Teenagers. In: Arezes, P.M., et al. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health V. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 492. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38277-2_3

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