The Relationship between physical activity outside of School and postural deformities in primary school children
Session
Sport, Health and Society
Description
More and more children have posture problems, which is becoming a public health issue. This is mostly because they don’t move enough. How exercise outside of school helps is still not well studied in a few places. To see if doing physical activity outside school is connected to posture problems in young students from Gjilan. Methods: Health checks were done on 1,836 young students to see if they had common posture problems. The checks looked for spine issues (like scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis), leg shape problems (genu valgum, genu varum), and flat feet. The results were used to compare kids who exercised often with those who didn’t. Statistical testing was done with the chi-square technique. Results: A total of 17.54% of the children were diagnosed with at least one musculoskeletal imbalance, with an average age of 13.62 years among affected individuals. Children with lower levels of physical activity exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of postural deformities, most commonly scoliosis, kyphosis, and flat feet. The analysis showed that more physical activity meant fewer cases of the observed issues. Conclusion: Staying active outside of school may lower the chances of posture problems in children. Staying active could help children not develop body posture problems.
Keywords:
Spinal deformities, O-shaped legs, X-shaped legs, flat feet
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-41-2
Location
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
Start Date
25-10-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2025 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2025.307
Recommended Citation
Imeri, Shqiprim; Berisha, Kushtrim; and Xhemajli, Ardonit, "The Relationship between physical activity outside of School and postural deformities in primary school children" (2025). UBT International Conference. 4.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2025UBTIC/SHS/4
The Relationship between physical activity outside of School and postural deformities in primary school children
UBT Lipjan, Kosovo
More and more children have posture problems, which is becoming a public health issue. This is mostly because they don’t move enough. How exercise outside of school helps is still not well studied in a few places. To see if doing physical activity outside school is connected to posture problems in young students from Gjilan. Methods: Health checks were done on 1,836 young students to see if they had common posture problems. The checks looked for spine issues (like scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis), leg shape problems (genu valgum, genu varum), and flat feet. The results were used to compare kids who exercised often with those who didn’t. Statistical testing was done with the chi-square technique. Results: A total of 17.54% of the children were diagnosed with at least one musculoskeletal imbalance, with an average age of 13.62 years among affected individuals. Children with lower levels of physical activity exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of postural deformities, most commonly scoliosis, kyphosis, and flat feet. The analysis showed that more physical activity meant fewer cases of the observed issues. Conclusion: Staying active outside of school may lower the chances of posture problems in children. Staying active could help children not develop body posture problems.