Design and Standardization of a Computerized Program to Measure Postural Deviations (Lateral Curvature and Head Torsion) in Secondary School Students Aged 16-17 in Basra Governorate

Abstract

This study aimed at:

1 - Designing a computer program to measure the posture  deviations ( Head Tilt and Twist)  for secondary  schools  students aged (16-17) years in the center of Basra Governorate.

2- To determine the prevalence of posture deviations ( Head Tilt and Twist) for secondary  schools students aged (16-17) years in the center of Basrah Governorate.

         The researchers followed the descriptive method of survey in conducting this study. The study was conducted on a sample of (400) students distributed by educational sectors in the center of Basrah Governorate.

The main conclusions of the study were:

1 - The computer program that was designed in this study measures the posture deviations ( Head Tilt &Twist) accurately among the students of the research sample.

2 - The prevalence  rate of Head Tilt and Twistin the weak level was significant among the students of the sample, reaching (30.23%).

The main recommendations were:

1 - The need to adopt the computerized program designed to measure the posture  deviations  ( Head Tilt &Twist ) .

2 - Interest in the early detection of posture deviations and distortions of students in this study stage .