1Intern, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India
2Assistant Professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed To Be University, Karad, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding Author: Shrikrushna S Kale, Intern, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed To Be University, Karad-415 110, Maharashtra, India, Email: sarang.kale13@gmail.com
Online published on 30 April, 2019.
School going children in the age group 11 to 15 years are seated for prolonged duration, which causes tightness of hip flexor muscles and lengthening of gluteal muscles. This progressed to weakness of abdominal muscles and tightness of back muscles which is known as lower crossed syndrome.
A total 369 subjects between age group 11 to 15 years were taken with parents consents. Each subject underwent for assessment of strength of abdominal muscles and gluteal muscles with the use of Manual Muscle Technique and measurement of tightness of hip flexor muscles with the use of Thomas test.
21% of the total population have lower crossed syndrome i.e. 76 subjects out of 369 total subjects have lower crossed syndrome.
Out of the total subjects 21% of subjects were found to be prevalent for lower crossed syndrome. 29% of the total subjects are at risk of developing lower crossed syndrome in future.22% of the total male subjects have lower crossed syndromes, 18% of the total female subjects have lower crossed syndrome.
Lower crossed syndrome, School going Children, Sedentary lifestyle, muscular imbalance, Low back pain in school children
