Dušan Nikolić1, Stevan Stamenković2, Maša Antonijević2, Aleksandar Gadžić3
1Academy of Vocational Studies South Serbia, Department of High School for Teachers Bujanovac
2Faculty of Sports and Physical Education, University of Niš, Serbia
3Faculty of Physical Culture and Management in Sports, Singidunum University Belgrade
Status of the feet of preschool children
J. Anthr. Sport Phys. Educ. 2024, 8(2), 25-29 | DOI: 10.26773/jaspe.240405
Abstract
The postural status of preschool children is at great risk. Without timely detection, poor posture in preschool children can cause extremely serious health problems later in life, so prevention and early diagnosis are very important. The aim of this review is to analyze the research that studied the foot status of preschool children in the period from 2000 to 2022 in the territory of Serbia and Republika Srpska. A descriptive method and theoretical analysis were used for the collection, classification and analysis of targeted research, and the material was searched on: Google, Google Scholar, PubMed and Kobson. The search is limited to works published in the period from 2000 to 2022. In total, we collected 15 studies, 13 of which were conducted in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and two in the territory of Republika Srpska. All research included preschool children aged 3 to 7 years. Previous research shows that foot deformities of preschool children are present in a high percentage in both sexes. Decreased movement due to an increasing amount of time spent near modern means of communication has negative consequences for the growth and development of preschool children. Educators, parents and the system as a whole must deal with the prevention of the mentioned postural disorders much more than they did before in order to stop the trend of their growth.
Keywords
foot, deformities, preschool children, pes planus, pes cavus
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