La posición de la cabeza durante el uso de dispositivos electrónicos y la postura en bípedo / The position of the head during the use of electronic devices and posture in biped (original) (raw)

Summary . Posture is a feature that allows us to understand the biological, mechanical, mental and emotional functioning of human beings; the positioning of the head on the body meets the physiological requirements of breathing, hearing, vision and balance, and the stimuli to which the children are subjected determine to a great extent the postural balance they will have in adulthood. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the position of the head during the use of electronic devices and bipedal position in the sagittal plane in children aged 6 to 10 years. It is a cross-sectional study of 56 children enrolled in a private school in Bogota, mean age of 8.2 + 2 years whose participation was voluntary. The position of the child in the sagittal plane and the position of the head during the use of electronic devices were evaluated by means of photographs. Correlation measurements and non-parametric tests were used for comparison of medians. 69% of the par...