The differences in postural reactions between scoliosis and scoliotic posture

Wilczyński J , Kabała M, Paprocki M, Rychter P, Dworakowska D. The differences in postural reactions between scoliosis and scoliotic posture. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(5):365-381. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.583309 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4479 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.05.2017. Revised: 23.05.2017. Accepted: 23.05.2017. The differences in postural reactions between scoliosis and scoliotic posture Wilczyński J1 , Kabała M2, Paprocki M2, Rychter P2, Dworakowska D2 dr hab. prof. UJK, Instytut Fizjoterapii, Wydział Lekarski i Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach, Doktoranci, Instytut Fizjoterapii, Wydział Lekarski i Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach. SUMMARY The aim of the research was to demonstrate the differences in amplitudes of postural reactions in girls with scoliotic posture and idiopathic scoliosis. 28 girls aged 7-18 years old were involved in the study. Children attended to the Interschool Centre of Corrective Exercises in Starachowice. The research was conducted in June 2011. Spine research was made by Exhibeon digital radiography. Based on the size of the angle of spinal curvature there were identified: scoliotic posture: 1-9° and scoliosis: ≥10°. Postural reactions were examined by static-dynamic Tecnobody’s ST 310 Plus Stability System platform. There were 21 (75%) children with scoliotic posture, and 7 (25%) with idiopathic scoliosis. Student's t-test showed a significantly higher postural reactions for scoliosis in relation to scoliotic postures in case of: Average Forward-Backward Speed (OE), (p=0,05), Medium-Lateral Standard Deviation X (CE), (p=0,002), and Ellipse area (CE), (p=0,012). To verify the significant differences, demonstrating the lack of homogeneity of variance, the Mann–Whitney U-test has been used, which showed a significant differences between the scoliotic posture and scoliosis in case of: Medium-Lateral Standard Deviation X (CE), (p=0,0012), Average Forward-Backward Speed (OE), (p=0,0548), and Ellipse area (CE) (p=0,0047). Together with an increase of the angle of curvature, the value of these postural reactions also grew. Most of postural reactions didn’t fit the norm. Key words: postural reactions, scoliotic posture, scoliosis