Tag: Aleksandra Rudzińska

Evaluating the manner of performing selected activities of daily living in the light of early prevention of low back pain

Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna, Henryk Knapik

Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna, Henryk Knapik – Evaluating the manner of performing selected activities of daily living in the light of early prevention of low back pain. Fizjoterapia Polska 2001; 1(4); 381-384

Abstract
Background. Low back pain is both a medical and a social problem. One way to limit its dimensions is prevention, broadly understood. In our research we attempted to determine how activities of daily living that are particularly burdensome for the spine are performed. Material and methods. Our research involved 265 healthy subject (i.e. without spinal pain symptoms at the moment of testing), among whom 136 were manual laborers and 129 were white-collar workers. The subject were asked to perform 3 movement tasks: to change body position from lying to standing, to assume a sitting position on a chair, and to lift a weigh from the floor. Results. The results we obtained indicate a lack of proper movement habits, which are essential in the prevention of low back pain in the great majority of subjects. Conclusions. It would be advisable to conduct training in the area of preventing strain on the spine, as a result of which spinal pain symptoms can develop. The general public should be made aware of the importance of the problem, with particular emphasis on the consequences of the errors committed on a daily basis.

Key words:
Low Back Pain, prevention, back school

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An evaluation of familiarity with the principles of preventing cervical spinal pain and their application in the daily living activities of women

Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna, Henryk Knapik

Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna, Henryk Knapik – An evaluation of familiarity with the principles of preventing cervical spinal pain and their application in the daily living activities of women. Fizjoterapia Polska 2002; 2(1); 6-10

Abstract
Background. The cervical spine is expose to overload resulting from lifestyle, work-related strain, and unawareness of the principles governing the ergonomics of exertion. In our research we examined the manner of performing activities of daily living that are particularly burdensome for the cervical spine and ascertained how often exercises were performed to compensate for incorrect behavior.Material and methods. The research involved 166 women who were not complaining of pain in the cervical spine, either during the research or in the past. Among the subject 84 persons were performing physical labor, while 82 were office workers. The research questionnaire contained questions pertaining to those aspects of their behavior that were essential from the point of view of preventive spinal pain symptoms.Results. In the great majority of subjects the results indicate a lack of proper performance of daily living activities that have an impact on the prevention of cervical spinal pain.Conclusions. In a distinct majority of the young women we studied, the cervical spine is exposed in daily life to various kinds of overload, especially incorrect unilateral spinal load resulting from improper carrying of object, especially in women engaged in manual labor. Regular exercising to relieve spinal overload is performed by only a small percentage of women engaged in manual labor, the results obtained by women engaged in white-collar occupation were somewhat better.

Key words:
Neck Pain, Activities of Daily Living, ergonomics

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Body posture changes during first six years of school education

Janusz Nowotny, Krzysztof Czupryna, Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna

Janusz Nowotny, Krzysztof Czupryna, Aleksandra Rudzińska, Olga Nowotny-Czupryna – Body posture changes during first six years of school education. Fizjoterapia Polska 2008; 8(4); 378-383

Abstract
Background. Screening examinations undertaken in periods of intensive body growth (growth spurts) and including an assessment of body posture are a basic form of prevention. These examinations help to pick out children at risk of developing faulty postures or with established postural defects so that they can benefit from corrective measures, if necessary. The aim of the work was to examine body postures of adolescents during their second growth spurt and to compare the results with postural data obtained at the age of seven.Material and methods. The study initially involved 116 subjects, of whom 63 were qualified for further assessment. Their posture was examined twice, at the ages of 7 and 13, using a modified scoring system. The results were compared.Results. The results confirmed the presence of postural variability. The posture of a third of the participants did not change. Of the others, improved postures were seen in half of them and postural deterioration in the other half. The second examination did not reveal any severe posture faults, but there were fewer children with normal postures. In the period between the examinations most of the children with faulty postures had attended corrective gymnastics classes once a week at their schools.Conclusions. 1. The results confirmed variability of body posture, leading both to spontaneous improvement and postural deterioration. 2. There are some possibilities for spontaneous improvement but only in children with minor posture faults.
Key words:
body posture, screening examinations, variability of body posture
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