A SURVEY OF POSTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PUNE

Sovan Maity and Dr. Debu Prasad Sahu

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to Survey of the Postural Characteristics of C.B.S.E School Children in Pune modern education system and other related factor. For this study 200 Boys C.B.S.E school students and 200 Girls C.B.S.E school students were selected randomly in Dhankawadi Pune city. The age of the subject was ranged between 14-15 years respectively. To find out Postural Characteristics and Deformities Percentile method were used to calculate the collected data. The result showed that In case of Bowlegs girls are lower than boys. In case of Knock Knee girls are higher than boys and in case of Flat foot girls are lower than the Boys.

Keywords: Postural Characteristics, Bowlegs, Knock Knee and Flat foot.