Higher prevalence of trunk rotation among Egyptian students in urban than in countryside areas

Nasr Abdelkader; Omnia Younes; Salwa Abdelmajeed; Emad Kamel; Karima Hassan

doi:10.5114/pq.2023.123526

ISSN: 2544-4395

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Original paper

Higher prevalence of trunk rotation among Egyptian students in urban than in countryside areas

Nasr Abdelkader

¹

,

Omnia Younes

²

,

Salwa Abdelmajeed

¹

,

Emad Kamel

³

,

Karima Hassan

¹

Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

El-Wasta Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Beni Suef, Egypt

Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt

Physiother Quart. 2023;31(1):34–38

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pq.2023.123526

Online publish date: 2023/03/21

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Introduction
This study was conducted to compare the prevalence of trunk rotation in selected urban and countryside areas in Egypt.

Methods
Overall, 840 male students aged 10–15 years were divided into 2 equal groups: group A, representing urban schools, and group B, representing countryside schools. Both groups were first screened with the Adams forward bend test; then, the Scoliometer HD application was used to determine the angle of trunk rotation. Children with a reading of 7° or more (≥ 20° Cobb angle) were referred to a medical facility and their parents were informed about the findings.

Results
In group A, the Adams forward bend test showed a higher prevalence of trunk rotation (41.43%) than in group B (17.14%). The Scoliometer HD application readings (≥ 7°) indicated a significant difference between the 2 groups: group A result was 12.61% and group B result was 5%.

Conclusions
Male students of urban schools exhibit a higher prevalence of trunk rotation than those of countryside schools.

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Higher prevalence of trunk rotation among Egyptian students in urban than in countryside areas

Nasr Abdelkader 1 , Omnia Younes 2 , Salwa Abdelmajeed 1 , Emad Kamel 3 , Karima Hassan 1

trunk rotation, Scoliometer HD application, school screening, Adams forward bend test

Nasr Abdelkader

¹

,

Omnia Younes

²

,

Salwa Abdelmajeed

¹

,

Emad Kamel

³

,

Karima Hassan

¹