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Bad Posture in Teens- Whats happening?


Why is BAD posture a problem?


Bad Posture in Teens- Whats happening?
Bad Posture in Teens- Whats happening?

Postural changes can cause an increase in the stress on your muscles, ligaments, joints and bone structures


MOST postural problems have their origin during the period of body growth and development ( AKA childhood and adolescence)


When we look at someone's posture, we look at the line of gravity to see if a part of the body is moving forward or behind the centre of gravity.


An anterior head for example can increase pressure on the shoulders and lead to headaches, shoulder pain and pins and needles down the arms and hands.


What is good posture?


This is defined as the alignment of the body with maximum physiological and biomechanical efficiencies

  • This MINIMISES the stress and overload suffered by the support system due to the effects of gravity

  • a balanced body protects body structures against injuries and deformities


Let's talk about what happens with bad posture- you develop Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD)


Musculoskeletal disorders are permanent injuries or pain in the body that affect muscles, ligaments, joints, bones, nerves and spinal discs.


What are the symptoms of Musculoskeletal disorders?

  • pain

  • joint stiffness

  • tingling

  • numbness in muscles

  • reduced mobility

  • functional impairment


How prevalent are musculoskeletal disorders?

worldwide, over 1 in 5, people have these muscle disorders, however, the youth are experiencing an alarming increase rate of muscle disorders

The prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in university students ranges from 32.9% to 89.3%


Research in 2023 looked into students to see how many of them presented with postural problems, where 4 in 5 students tested positive for postural disorders


They looked into which regions of the body subsequently had the worst pain/posture. The most common areas are the Neck and lower back, followed by the shoulder and then the knees.


 


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Reference

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Dec; 20(24): 7191.

Published online 2023 Dec 17. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20247191

PMCID: PMC10743088

PMID: 38131742

Prevalence of Postural Changes and Musculoskeletal Disorders in Young Adults

Maria Paula Pacheco, Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Funding acquisition,1,* Paulo José Carvalho, Writing – review & editing, Supervision,2 Luís Cavalheiro, Methodology, Formal analysis, Supervision, Funding acquisition,1 and Filipa Manuel Sousa, Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing, Supervision3

Alfonso Ibañez Vera, Academic Editor, Daniel Rodríguez-Almagro, Academic Editor, and Raquel Fábrega-Cuadros, Academic Editor

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