Abstract

Introduction. Each test or diagnostic method should meet basic principles consisting of standardization, reliability, accuracy, and normalization. Study aim. An attempt to describe the standardization of body posture diagnostics using the photogrammetric method in a 7-year-old child. Material and methods. For nine consecutive days, we assessed body posture in a group of 52 children aged 7 years by means of the photogrammetric method. The girls’ average body mass was 24.46 kg and body height was 123.87 cm, and, among boys, these values were respectively: 24.56 kg and 123 cm. All children represented the slender body type. Findings. The conducted statistical analysis showed no significant differences between subsequent tests and within each feature describing body posture in all children involved in the study. Only in individual, the feature KLB: the shoulder line angle, where the right shoulder is higher, revealed a significant difference. Conclusions. Insignificant differences observed in subsequent measurements of torso features prove the accuracy and high standard of the instituted examination procedure and the significant reliability of test results obtained. There was a significant difference in the KLB parameter: the shoulder line angle is due to the cohort size rather than to the most limited inaccuracies. This significant difference may also be a consequence of the great lability of the child’s body posture and the trait itself.

Key words:

mora projection, body posture, standardization