Children & Women in Sports Notes
Children & Women in Sports Notes
Children & Women in Sports Notes
What is Posture?
Posture is how you hold your body. The position that the body
adopts while engaging in muscular activity is known as posture, and it
can also occur as a result of a group of muscles working together in
concert to maintain stability. There are two categories for posture.
Corrective Measures
Pes planus and falling arches are additional names for the flat foot.
One or both of the feet may have little to no arch, which is known as
flatfoot. The bottom of your feet press into the ground when you
stand. A foot’s arch is usually hidden, but occasionally it can be seen
when you lift the foot. Flat feet are a common congenital defect.
Corrective Measures
Round Shoulders
Kyphosis
To get the best results, you should practise yoga asanas like
Dhanurasana, Chakrasana, and Bhujangasana in addition to physical
therapy, swimming, exercising with a gym ball, band exercises, and
physical activity.
Lordosis
Lordosis is derived from the Greek word lordos, which means to bend
backward. The neck, upper back, and lower back of the spine all have
slight curvature. The upper back’s kyphotic (S shape) and lordotic (S
shape) curves are what give the spine its S shape (neck and lower
back).
Corrective Measures
Scoliosis
The Greek word skolios, which meaning bent, is where the name
scoliosis originates. When the spine is twisted to one or both sides of
the body, it is said to have scoliosis. It is a posture of the body’s
sideways curvature or extreme lateral curvature. In this disease, the
spine rotates, twists, or bends into a C- or S-shaped configuration.
Scoliosis affects girls more often than boys, It can happen at any age.
Corrective Measures
Bow Legs
Menarche
disordered eating,
amenorrhoea and
osteoporosis
Osteoporosis – Osteoporosis is caused by a lifelong deficiency in
calcium. Low calcium consumption increases the risk of fractures, early
bone loss, and decreased bone density. eating problems. Bone
deteriorates in both men and women who severely restrict their food
intake and who are underweight.