due to the importance of correct posture for preventing musculoskeletal disorders, the purpose of this study was to evaluate theory of planned behavior in predicting correct body posture in operating room nurses.in this cross-sectional study, participants (n=100) were nurses from five hospitals located in northern iran. participants completed demographic data and theory of planned behavior cons...

background: driving posture discomfort can contribute to musculoskeletal disorders (msds), injuries, lumbar pain and fatigue. the three main objectives of this study were to identify the level of awareness for correct and safe driving posture, health implication to their body parts and to propose a suitable car seat fit dimensions appropriate for malaysian drivers’ population. methods: the two ...

INTRODUCTION Body posture is an individual characteristic for everyone, it shows great differentiation - especially in people during their progressive development. As a result, the variability of the development and lack of physical activity impose body posture defects in children and youth. In the literature there is a great lack of measureable data on the relations between correct body postur...

The main goal of the study was to determine the types of body posture of boys (n = 273), 10 to 13 years of age, by means of the body posture assessment method based on the software Posture Image Analyzer. The results should enable better understanding of postural issues, as well as timely and more precise selection of kinesitherapeutic procedures. Values of 5 front view and 4 sagittal view indi...

People's daily sports and patient rehabilitation movement requires standard guidance, this paper puts forward a real-time guidance in mobile terminal system, the main function of using camera to obtain user posture, identify current posture application category, with movement, key body different color grading tips, order prompt correct posture.

BACKGROUND Postural alignments, secondary curves of spine and tendency to unequal body weight distribution are the compensatory mechanisms in scoliosis, eventually leading to disturbances in the regulation of body posture. The pathological pattern of incorrect posture, evokes a vicious circle of causes and effects, which probably includes alterations in body weight distribution to both feet. ...

osture is defined as the position or physical attitude of body, which serves to maintain stability [1]. ‘Sit Up Straight’, ‘Correct your posture’, and ‘Be aware bad posture’ are commonly used commands by general public, teachers health care providers such physiotherapists. These short reflect some persistent stereotypical beliefs that postures relate spinal pain [2-4].