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Journal of Human Growth and Development

Print version ISSN 0104-1282On-line version ISSN 2175-3598

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KASTEN, Ana Paula et al. Prevalence of postural deviations in the spine in schoolchildren: a systematic review with. J. Hum. Growth Dev. [online]. 2017, vol.27, n.1, pp.99-108. ISSN 0104-1282.  https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.127684.

INTRODUCTION: The Information Age has had a major impact on citizens' lives. The invention of machinery, automobile, television and computer have induced individuals to adopt the "sitting" body posture in order to adapt to new technological needs. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of spine postural deviations in Brazilian schoolchildren. METHODS: Searches were conducted in databases EMBASE, LILACS, PubMed, SCOPUS, SciELO, Science Direct, and Web of Science, as well as manual searches to identify studies that evaluated the prevalence of spine postural deviations in Brazilian schoolchildren. Two independent reviewers realized the study selection, evaluated the methodological quality and the risk of bias and extracted data. The homogeneity between the studies was evaluated and the quality of evidence level using the GRADE system. RESULTS: 29 studies were included, of which extracted the frequency of positive events to changes in cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, as well as the frequency of scoliosis between schoolchildren. Even performing the meta-analysis separated by subgroups according to the spine region, the heterogeneity level it was up to 90%, it is not possible to perform the meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of spine postural deviations in Brazilian schoolchildren. CONCLUSION: There is low strength of evidence to establish a consensus about the values of the prevalence of spine postural deviations in Brazilian schoolchildren.

Keywords : posture; spine; child; adolescent.

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