Peculiarities of abnormalities of locomotor apparatus of children at preschool age with scoliosis of I-II degree living in Central Russia

摘要

Background: Early diagnostics of developing abnormalities instructure and functioning of locomotor apparatus of 5-6-year-oldchildren, including manifestations of scoliosis, is necessary for themaximally early beginning of its adequate correction. Estimation ofmorphological and functional peculiarities of modern children withscoliosis, living in Central Russia, is of great practical interest. The aimis to estimate morphological and functional peculiarities of locomotorapparatus of living in Central Russia 5-6 year-old children, havingscoliosis of I-II degree.Methods: In our study, we applied methods of morphofunctionalestimation of a human being with the processing of received resultsby Student’s t-criterion.Result: Conducted estimation of deviation of spinal column positionfrom the vertical one in children with scoliosis allowed us to detectits increase in them on average 4.4cm. We found lowering ofhumeral index value on 23.3% is taken into investigation childrenhaving scoliosis. It was accompanied by a signifcant decrease inmobility degree of the spinal column in three planes of motionperformance. It was also attended by lowering of mobility degree oftheir spinal column to the left side – on 47.4%, to the right side – on53.6%, backward – on 39.7%. Children with scoliosis manifestationswere noted to have inhibition of morphometric characteristics’development in comparison with the indices of the control group.While defning the values of dynamometry of children with scoliosiswe noticed the signifcant lowering of muscle strength level of bothhands in comparison with the control level – on 19.4% from the leftside, on 26.7% from the right side. The decrease of hands’ musclestrength of children with scoliosis was accompanied by the decreaseof the common power till 34.2 ± 0.16 kg against 36.8 ± 0.31 kgin the control group. Tolerance of body muscles of children withscoliosis was signifcantly lowered.Conclusion: Living in Central Russia 5-6 year-old children with scoliosisof I-II degree are noted to have typical signs of evident inhibition ofphysical development. It lies in lowering of somatometric indices, thedecrease of body muscles’ strength and level of their tolerance, degreelowering of spinal column mobility.