The spinal posture of computing adolescents in a real-life setting.

Brink, Yolandi; Louw, Quinette; Grimmer, Karen; Jordaan, Esme

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The spinal posture of computing adolescents in a real-life setting.

Brink, Yolandi
;
Louw, Quinette
;
Grimmer, Karen
;
Jordaan, Esme

Abstract

It is assumed that good postural alignment is associated with the less likelihood of musculoskeletal pain symptoms. Encouraging good sitting postures have not reported consequent musculoskeletal pain reduction in school-based populations, possibly due to a lack of clear understanding of good posture. Therefore this paper describes the variability of postural angles in a cohort of asymptomatic high-school students whilst working on desk-top computers in a school computer classroom and to report on the relationship between the postural angles and age, gender, height, weight and computer use.