The effectivity of the forward bending test by school teachers as a screening test for scoliosis

Date of Completion

1994

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Scoliosis, Exercise

Abstract

This study was a descriptive study on the effectiveness of the Forward Bending Test the School Teachers as a screening test for scoliosis. The study aimed to determine the effectivity of the Forward Bending Test as a screening test for scoliosis. A questionnaire in the form of an observation checklist used to elicit data. Four (4) pre-examined student models used in the study. A manual distributed to the teachers for them to understand something about scoliosis and the forward-bending test. An actual demonstration of the FBT also performed. Four (4) student models (two (2) scoliotic and two (2) non-scoliotic) re-examined by the authors and chosen as models for the study. Twenty schoolteachers trained on the use of the Forward Bending Test in the screening of scoliotic children. 17 teachers satisfactorily passed the training and subsequently chosen to be the subject of the study. Findings show that 87% of the teachers performed and interpreted the FBT correctly on four (4) models. The authors concluded that FBT was effective as a screening test for scoliosis. However, recognition of a positive forward bending test is limited to children with higher degrees of curvature. The authors recommended the same study made on the other group of people to compare the result with that of the teachers. We also recommend that models on the next study be of varying degrees of curved, confirmed by a physician.

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