Assessment of disorders in pelvic symmetry in 8-year-old children

Kurzeja Piotr, Szurmik Tomasz, Majerski Piotr, Prusak Jarosław, Mrozkowiak Mirosław. Assessment of disorders in pelvic symmetry in 8-year-old children. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(8):748-761. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1402431 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5853 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/874405 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 Authors 2018; 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 Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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: 02.06.2018. Revised: 18.06.2018. Accepted: 23.08.2018. Assessment of disorders in pelvic symmetry in 8-year-old children Piotr Kurzeja1, Tomasz Szurmik2, Piotr Majerski3, Jarosław Prusak1,4, Mirosław Mrozkowiak5 1 Podhale State College of Applied Sciences in Nowy Targ 2 University of Silesia, Faculty of Ethnology and Educational Science in Cieszyn 3 AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków 4 Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Department in Rabka-Zdrój 5 Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Summary Introduction and purpose of the work The pelvis, constituting an element of the biokinematic chain that connects the torso with the lower limbs, is an important link in the compensation of the asymmetry appearing in these parts of the body. The asymmetrical position of the pelvis may have a static or functional basis, may affect postural disorder, contribute to the development of lateral curvature or result. The aim of the study was to assess the symmetry of the pelvic position and determine the relationship between spatial arrangement of the pelvis and the results of the Derbolowsky test. Material and method The research covered a group of 60 children aged 8 from primary schools of the Małopolska province. The study consisted of 3 parts: clinical assessment of the spine and posture, performance of the Derbolowsky test, examination of the trunk by topography of the body surface in a standing position. Results Comparison of the obtained results of the difference in the length of the lower limbs in relation to the pelvic angle turned out to be statistically significant for both boys, girls and the general population. The analysis showed that in the examined group the increase in the pelvic angle by 1 degree corresponds to the increase in the difference in the length of the lower limbs by 0,36 centimeter. Differences in the pelvic angle with the Derbolowsky test values were different for groups of boys and girls, as were differences in the length of the lower limbs with the Derbolowsky test values. Conclusions Derbolowsky test is one of the most effective tests that differentiate pelvic torsion and skewness. The scale of pelvic torsion in children is high. Keywords: asymmetry, children, Derbolowsky tes