Publications by authors named "Narima Livia Jundi Penha"
Objective: The objective of this study was to describe the posture patterns of adolescents diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) in a scoliosis school screening (SSS).
Methods: Two-dimensional photogrammetry was used to assess the posture of 37 adolescents diagnosed with scoliosis (scoliosis group, SG) (Cobb angle ≥10°) and 76 adolescents with a false positive diagnosis (false positive group, FPG) (Cobb angle <10°, angle of trunk rotation ≥7°). In total, 2562 10- to 14-year-old adolescents were enrolled in the SSS, which was performed in public schools in the cities of Amparo, Pedreira, and Mogi Mirim in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The influence of gender and body mass index on the FPI-6 evaluated foot posture of 10- to 14-year-old school children in São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
Barbarah Kelly Gonçalves de Carvalho Patrícia Jundi Penha Nárima Lívia Jundi Penha Rodrigo Mantelatto Andrade Ana Paula Ribeiro
J Foot Ankle Res
February 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates foot posture in 1,394 adolescents from São Paulo, Brazil, using the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6), which assesses foot types based on several factors, including age, sex, and body mass index (BMI).
- Results indicate that boys score higher than girls for right foot posture and that adolescents with normal BMI have better foot posture scores compared to those who are overweight or obese.
- The findings suggest that while most adolescents have normal foot posture, a tendency towards pronation is observed, particularly in boys; age differences are noted between 11 and 13-year-olds, and normal BMI correlates with better foot posture outcomes.