Relationship between Gender and Postural Defects in Adolescents

Introduction: The human body posture takes a place in the mother’s womb and physically begins with the birth of the child. In literature, the assessed frequency of presence of postural defects depends on the method of assessment and the adopted criteria of correct body posture. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between gender and body posture defects.Materials and Methods: The presented cross-sectional study includes 58 people, 29 boys and 29 girls, students of the secondary school. Assessment of body posture was based on visual analysis and palpation of the body in the sagittal and frontal planes. In addition, the following clinical tests were used: Thomas test, Ober’s test, Patrick’s test, and toe-floor functional test. The physical activity was also considered.Results: The results of research show there is relationship between the sex of the participants and the occurrence of body posture defects in the sagittal plane.Conclusions: 1. The gender of adolescents may predispose to a specific posture defect.2. Insufficient amount of physical activity can be a contributing factor of posture defects.