A importância da reeducação postural para alunos de uma instituição de ensino fundamental em São Domingos do Azeitão-MA

Abstract

Postural problems can start in childhood and persist throughout adult life, with children being more subject to body misalignment because they are in a phase of development and accommodation of anatomical structures. The present work aims to analyze the posture, mode and weight of transport of school supplies of Elementary School students from the Municipal School in the city of São Domingos do Azeitão - MA, as well as to verify the perception of students and teachers about the thematic and if the possible postural problems interfere in some way in the learning and health of these students. As methodological procedures, a follow-up was carried out in the classroom; application of semi-structured questionnaires; weighing of each student and their respective school materials, as well as an attempt to verify the teachers' opinion about the posture of these students in the classroom and learning. Finally, an informative folder on postural reeducation was delivered. It was found that most students adopt behaviors that are harmful to posture, such as writing with a curved spine (86%), using onlyone of the backpack straps over their shoulders, and sitting for a long time. Therefore, these factors linked to the weight of the backpacks make them more susceptible to deviations in the spine, especially when associated with accommodation in inadequate postures. The factors mentioned may still be contributing to pain or discomfort reported by students (88%) and as they affect health and compromise school life, the quality of study is reduced, leading to low academic performance