PHYSIOTHERAPY POSTURAL EDUCATION ON ADOLESCENT POSTURAL AWARENESS AND CORRECTIVE EXERCISE KNOWLEDGE AT SMPN 30 MALANG
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Background: Adolescent rapid somatic growth coincides with increasing sedentary screen time, unergonomic classroom sitting postures, and asymmetric backpack carriage, escalating the prevalence of spinal misalignments (kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis) and musculoskeletal pain. While school-based physical therapy outreach is widely advocated, empirical evaluations verifying the efficacy of structured multi-modal educational modules on adolescent postural literacy remain essential.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of physiotherapy postural education and corrective exercise demonstrations on postural knowledge and self-care awareness among junior high school students at SMPN 30 Malang. Methods: This quantitative pre-experimental study employed a one-group pre-test and post-test design conducted in September 2025. A total of 60 seventh- and eighth-grade students participated. The educational intervention incorporated visual leaflets, audio-visual presentations, and guided psychomotor demonstrations of lumbopelvic stability and mobility exercises (child's pose, latissimus stretch, pelvic tilts, leg extensions, cat-camel, and double-leg abdominal press). Knowledge was assessed pre- and post-intervention using a 5-item structured questionnaire.
Results: At baseline pre-test, significant knowledge deficits were evident across all domains: 86.7% (n = 52) had never heard of postural disorders, 83.3% (n = 50) lacked awareness of proper walking posture, 75.0% (n = 45) sat unergonomically, 55.0% (n = 33) maintained faulty studying postures, and 91.7% (n = 55) were unaware of preventive postural benefits. Following the physiotherapy intervention, 100.0% of respondents (n = 60) answered affirmatively ('Yes') across all five evaluative questions, indicating immediate cognitive gain and enthusiastic perception of utility.
Conclusion: The findings showed an improvement in students’ postural knowledge and self-care awareness following the physiotherapy education and corrective exercise demonstration. Further studies are recommended to use appropriate statistical tests to determine whether the observed improvements are statistically significant and to provide stronger evidence regarding the effectiveness of physiotherapy postural education.
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Adolescent health, Corrective exercises, Ergonomics, Health education, Physical therapy, Postural disordersReferences
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