Amira Galal Mahmoud Aboelezz <br/><br/>
Assessment of the static posture during standing in obese adolescent girls /  
 تقييم العمود الفقرى فى وضع الوقوف الثابت عند المراهقات البدينات 
Amira Galal Mahmoud Aboelezz ; Supervised Eman Ibrahim Elhadidy , Lobna Salah Elhadidy 
 - Cairo :   Amira Galal Mahmoud Aboelezz ,   2014 
 - 93 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Developmental Disorders in Pediatrics 
<br/><br/> Obesity is significantly associated with an endless list of postural disorders. The prevalence of childhood obesity is steadily increasing so it is important to study the effect of obesity on musculoskeletal system, trying to plan a program in the prevention and treatment of those children. The purpose of the study was to assess the static posture during standing position among the obese adolescent girls and compare their obtained data with non - obese adolescent girls. One hundred of non - obese adolescent girls (group A) compared with thirty obese adolescent girls (group B). Their ages ranged from 12 - 14 years old, the mean values ± SD were 13 ± 0.7 and 12.8  ± 1.2 years old for both groups respectively, All girls evaluated on static standing position from sagittal view. AutoCAD was used for analyze the photographic posture 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Obese adolescent girls Postural analysis Static standing