ALTERAÇÕES POSTURAIS E ALGIAS DA COLUNA VERTEBRAL EM INGRESSANTES NA PRÁTICA ESPORTIVA

Abstract

Postural alterations are considered a problem of Public Health. On the other hand, the number of people who join physical training programs to increase their physical performance has increased. However, many of them may have postural alterations, which they are not aware of. The aim of this research was to verify the predominance of postural alterations of the spine column regarding age, sex, pain complaints and postural habits in people who are joining sports activities. The study is a research of epidemiologic nature, which describes and analyses in quantity terms, through a retrospective analysis of information derived from the database of a centre of sports training, situated in Goiânia, GO, where classes of sports training are taught. We analysed 720 files of students who were joining sports practice, of both sexes and age range from 20 to 50 years old. About 86.3% of the people joining physical activities showed some postural alterations and 80.30% felt some pain. The main postural alterations were caused by cervical hyperlordosis, followed by hypercifosis, low back hyperlodosis, as well as right and left convex escoliosis. Among the individuals who were evaluated , more than half presented cervical hyperlordosis. We noticed that cervical hyperlordosis was predominant in the age range from 35 to 50 years old. Low back hyperlodosis was more present from 40 to 50 years old. About 50% of the people evaluated showed hypercifosis and the age range more susceptible to it was from 35 to 50 years old. Right convex escoliosis was present among individuals from 40 to 50 years old. Women showed more postural alterations than men. We have seen that, regardless age range, most of the people joining physical activities presented spinal aches. We have also noticed that, most of them are not careful about their posture. Once we verified that most people joining physical activities have postural alterations, we suggested that, before starting any physical training, an adequate postural evaluation has to be made, in order to avoid possible discomfort, lesions and osteo y articular excessive demand. Besides, through our results, we can suggest that social programs related to postural health be created, which encourage correct postural habits.