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Medical students from Bydgoszcz analyzed according to the typology of Adam Wanke

Andrzej Lewandowski

Andrzej Lewandowski – Medical students from Bydgoszcz analyzed according to the typology of Adam Wanke. Fizjoterapia Polska 2002; 2(2); 122-127

Abstract
Background. The present study constitutes an effort to characterize the morphology of a group of young people selected for intellectual merit from various backgrounds and burdened by high exertion, primarily mental. Material and methods. We tested young people studying medicine and allied fields in Bydgoszcz during the academic year 1990/91. The somatic characteristics of the subjects are presented in summary form as a typological differentiation, using the typological system of Adam Wanke and Ewa Kolasa. The differentiated typological characteristics were compared to other groups of students in medical schools of longer academic tradition and to the general Polish populationResults. Among our subjects we found a preponderance of element I, while element H was the least represented. A slight difference was noted in the somatic structure of female students from medicine and pharmacy. The findings point to homogeneity in this group. We found considerable similarity to other groups of medical students and considerable differences in respect to the general population. Conclusions. Our results point to general equality in the level of physical development among students from Polish medical schools, the disappearance of the results of regional differentiation among persons studying medicine, and selectivity in the recruitment of students to medical schools.

Key words:
body structure, medical schools, differentiation, environment

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Analysis of selected features of body build and posture in a group of post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis

A. Szczygieł, G. Materna, E. Ciszek

A. Szczygieł, G. Materna, E. Ciszek – Analysis of selected features of body build and posture in a group of post-menopausal women diagnosed with osteoporosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2003; 3(4); 337-346

Abstract

Background. The purpose of this article was to analyze the degree of osteoporosis-related changes in body build and posture and the characteristics of anterior-posterior curvature of the spine in the thoracic and lumbar segments. Material and methods. We studied 71 women aged 50-80 diagnosed with osteoporosis by densitometric testing. The research was conducted in the Locomotor Diagnostic Laboratory at the Cracow Academy of Physical Education, using a non-invasive computerized device – the Metrecom System – to obtain results of posturometric testing on three planes of reference. Results. Deviations and asymmetry were found (of varying extent in relation to physiological norms) in the body boild and posture of these osteoporotic women. Detailed analysis of the results showed that they fell within the normal range from 44% to 97%, with the exception of head position. From 66% to 78% of the results for a given parameter placed in the first category (mean +/- SD). No dependency was found between the age of the subject and the size or intensity of a given parameter, with the exception of the correlation coefficient for forward or rear head position in the sagittal plane, which came close to 0.3. Conclusions. The results we obtained confirm the suitability of this measurement technique in the diagnostics of osteoporosis.

Key words:
three-plane diagnostic, scurvature of the spine, body build, body posture
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Diversity of body composition among female students of physiotherapy at the Medical University in Bydgoszcz

Andrzej Lewandowski, Ryszard Grucza

Andrzej Lewandowski, Ryszard Grucza – Diversity of body composition among female students of physiotherapy at the Medical University in Bydgoszcz. Fizjoterapia Polska 2007; 7(2), 171-178

Abstract

Background. Human motor abilities, and particularly occupational physical activity patterns, undergo constant changes in response to the progress of civilisation. A career as a physiotherapist may be associated with adaptation of the body to the increased exertion, leading to the development of particular types of body composition. However, it is also possible that the process of selection of applicants for physiotherapy studies or student identification with the physiotherapist community leads to such adaptation manifesting itself while the student is still at college. Material and methods. Ninety-three female students in their third year of Physiotherapy were examined during the years 2001-2003. The somatic characteristics of the students were determined and analysed using the typology system of Wanke and Kolasa. Results. The female physiotherapy students did not exhibit any characteristic types of body composition. Analysis of somatic characteristics revealed a preponderance of the I element while the contribution of the H element was the smallest. There were insignificant differences regarding somatic characteristics between years of study. Some similarity was detected between the physiotherapy students and female medical students. There were also some differences compared to characteristics shared by the general population of Polish women. Conclusions. The results indicate that the choice of studies and future careers in physiotherapy as well as being a physiotherapy student had little effect on the body composition of the females. There was a trace effect of the general sporting ability test taken at the entrance examination on the somatic composition of the future physiotherapists.

Key words:

body structure, physiotherapy, typology, gender differentiation, social environment

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Somatic differentiation in rural girls and boys with low-level scoliosis

Krystyna Górniak, Helena Popławska, Adam Wilczewski

Krystyna Górniak, Helena Popławska, Adam Wilczewski – Somatic differentiation in rural girls and boys with low-level scoliosis. Fizjoterapia Polska 2008; 8(4); 361-370

Abstract
Background. The aim of the study was to describe the body build of rural girls and boys with low-level scoliosis. Material and methods. The study involved 2070 pupils aged 7-19 years from selected rural schools of southern Podlasie. Body statics disorders were diagnosed in 312 girls (29.9%) and 334 boys (32.6%), and were most common at early puberty. Body posture was assessed in an orthopaedic examination. Somatic measurements included basic parameters such as body weight and height, elbow and knee width, arm and shank circumference as well as thickness of six adipocutaneous flaps. The findings as well as calculated indices served to define cardinal somatic traits in the children. Results. Most scoliotic children had medium or low BMI (41.8% and 32.5%, respectively). Pupils with high BMI were also numerous (25.7%). Children with scoliosis and high values of BMI were characterised by the highest values of the somatic parameters, with the exception of ectomorphy. Conclusions. Early stages of disorders of body statics in the coronal plane occur both in children and adolescents of slender body build (medium and low BMI) as well as in those with high BMI.
Key words:
scoliosis, body build, children and adolescents
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The relationship between the shape of plantar surface of feet and body build features in females

Paweł Lizis

Paweł Lizis – The relationship between the shape of plantar surface of feet and body build features in females. Fizjoterapia Polska 2011; 11(1); 57-65

Abstract
The function and performance of the feet depends on their morphology, and particularly on the longitudinal and transverse arch, and the position of the hallux and 5th toe. A number of publications have been devoted to foot morphology, mostly concerned with the relation between the longitudinal arch and morphological features. However, there is a dearth of studies of correlations between the transverse foot arch, and position of the hallux and the 5th toe and body build features. The aim was to determine relationships between longitudinal and transverse arches, hallux and 5th toe positioning and body features in females.Sixty-seven female workers aged 30-40 years from the Railway Hospital in Wilkowice-Bystra, Rehabilitation Non-Public Health Care Institution, and Social Rehabilitation-Education-Rehabilitation Centre in Radzionków were evaluated. The mean age of the participants was 36.5 years. Body weight, height, BMI, and WHR were measured. Plantography was used to determine the Clarke angle, Wejsflog index, and α and β angle.The longitudinal arch correlated with BMI and WHR, p<0.05; p<0.01; p<0.001. The transverse arch, hallux, and 5th toe did not correlate with body build. Investigations of relationships between foot morphology and body build need to be continued. By selecting the most significant features, therapies to counteract foot deformities in adults can be enhanced.The longitudinal arch of the feet correlates with the BMI and WHR indices. Therefore, a pyknic body build promotes flat foot. The transverse arch, hallux and 5th toe do not correlated with body build; thus somatic features do not influence the quality of the front part of the feet.
Key words:
body features, females, correlation, foot arches
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