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Effects of the combined swimming, corrective and aqua gymnastics programme on body posture of preschool age children

Journal of Health Sciences, 2013
Introduction: This research paper is aimed at identifying the possible effects that the implementation of the combined kinesiological programs of swimming and hydro-kinesiological therapy may have on the body posture in preschool children.
Aldvin Torlaković, Mirsad Muftić, Dijana Avdić, Roman Kebata   +3 more
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Posture normalisation of 3D body scans [PDF]

Ergonomics, 2019
For product developers that design near-body products, virtual mannequins that represent realistic body shapes, are valuable tools. With statistical shape modelling, the variability of such body shapes can be described. Shape variation captured by statistical shape models (SSMs) is often polluted by posture variations, leading to less compact models ...
Danckaers, Femke (author), Huysmans, T. (author), Hallemans, Ann (author), De Bruyne, Guido (author), Truijen, Steven (author), Sijbers, Jan (author)   +5 more
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Physiotherapists’ knowledge about the diagnosis, treatment and physical activity of patients with idiopathic scoliosis

Frontiers in Medicine
Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a three-dimensional spinal deformity with an unknown etiology which, when left untreated, can have negative health consequences.
Piotr Wójcik, Piotr Wójcik, Anna Wójcik, Anna Wójcik, Paulina Ewertowska, Dariusz Czaprowski   +5 more
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Markerless Human Motion Capture from Voxel Reconstruction with Simple Human Model

Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2008
This paper investigates a human body posture estimation method based on the back projection of human silhouette images extracted from multi-camera images.
Kazuhiko TAKAHASHI, Yusuke NAGASAWA, Masafumi HASHIMOTO   +2 more
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Longitudinal associations between sport participation and fat mass with body posture in children: A 5-year follow-up from the Czech ELSPAC study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
The main purpose of the study was to examine longitudinal associations between sport participation and fat mass with body posture in children. We used data from children recruited in the Czech European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood ...
Mario Kasović, Lovro Štefan, Pavel Piler, Martin Zvonar   +3 more
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Effect of manual osteopathic techniques on the autonomic nervous system, respiratory system function and head-cervical-shoulder complex—a systematic review

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundOsteopathic manual techniques are now widely used in medicine worldwide. At present, there are no clear conclusions regarding the possibility of affecting the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), respiratory system and head-cervical ...
Jakub Stępnik, Jakub Stępnik, Dariusz Czaprowski, Dariusz Czaprowski, Agnieszka Kędra   +4 more
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Changes in morphology of the lateral abdominal wall muscles during sagittal tilting in young healthy subjects

Physiotherapy Quarterly
Introduction The lateral abdominal wall muscles and their recruitment are the subjects of common interest for researchers due to their clinical importance and practical application in athletes and non-athletes.
Małgorzata Białach, Monika Bugdol, Karol Bibrowicz, Andrzej Myśliwiec   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Stress Level of Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis in relation to the Method of Treatment and Parameters of the Deformity

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Stress level due to existing body deformity as well as to the treatment with a corrective brace is one of factors influencing the quality of life of children with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing non-surgical management.
Justyna Leszczewska, Dariusz Czaprowski, Paulina Pawłowska, Aleksandra Kolwicz, Tomasz Kotwicki   +4 more
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Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and dietary habits of physically active people with disabilities

Scientific Reports
Physical activity offers numerous physical and mental health benefits for individuals with disabilities, while nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining bodily homeostasis.
Agnieszka Pelc, Katarzyna Walicka-Cupryś, Gabriela Puszkarz, Kamila Styś, Elżbieta Chmiel, Sebastian Wilk, Grzegorz Ludwikowski, Katarzyna Placek   +7 more
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Evaluation of forces on muscles and intervertebral joints during active kyphosis-deepening exercises in the dynamic individual stimulation and control for spine device (DISC4SPINE, D4S): a modeling approach—proof of concept study

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
IntroductionIn the conservative treatment of scoliosis, it is important to monitor the response of the muscles and the forces acting on the intervertebral joints during the recommended therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the forces exerted by the limbs
Tomasz Szurmik, Karol Bibrowicz, Katarzyna Nowakowska-Lipiec, Hanna Zadoń, Robert Michnik, Andrzej Waldemar Mitas   +5 more
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