TY - BOOK AU - Amira Galal Mahmoud Aboelezz AU - Eman Ibrahim Elhadidy , AU - Lobna Salah Elhadidy , TI - Assessment of the static posture during standing in obese adolescent girls / PY - 2014/// CY - Cairo : PB - Amira Galal Mahmoud Aboelezz , KW - Obese adolescent girls KW - Postural analysis KW - Static standing N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Growth and Developmental Disorders in Pediatrics; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -