Posture Analysis by using iPhone App (Posture Zone) in Collegiate – A Pilot Study

Background: Good posture is really important for living healthier and longer. Most people are completely unaware of how much their body is folded forward even when they think they're standing straight. The negative effects of our sitting, slumped over keyboards and phones, are enormous. Posture Zone is a tool for people to benchmark and track postural changes, Improvements, or decline, a common consequence of excessive sitting, injuries and aging. Aim: To assess postural deviations in collegiate. Objectives: To evaluate the postural deviation in the college students. Method: A total number of 60 students age between 17 to 25 years (mean age 19.5) from The Oxford College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore were included in the study. Study type: Descriptive study: Postural assessment was taken by using a posture zone iPhone app (free version). Pictures were taken in anterior, posterior and lateral (right and left). On the front/back view, the head result notes how far left or right the head is about midpoint of stance. The shoulder and hip results are how far to the left and right each shoulder/hip is leaning from the center point of where student was standing. The close result has to symmetry on front / back viewed the more balanced body. In the side view, from the midpoint of the feet to pelvis, torso, and head – the number is how far to the right or left each Posture Zone is leaning from the center of the feet. The closer result is to zero the better the balance points of the body. Conclusion: This study found that significant postural deviation seen in Torso, Pelvis dominant side and head. Participant included in the study were regular users of smart phone.