Abstract des Autors

Care for properly formed spine is becoming a significant social problem, influencing, increasingly more frequent, appearances of spine illnesses. The author undertakes the problem of the associated conditions which contribute to the proper body posture; discusses the influence of civilization elements, asymmetry of the body, sideness of upper and lower appendages and conditions resulting from the motorial character of man. A method for improvement of the situation is the formulation of the so called proper "awareness of the posture" of the body. The means which are to be used in this process are: increase of physical activeness, applying of proper exercises which are corrective in character, forming of symmetrical motor powers (use of both hands) and the implantation of the habit of proper posture. The factor which influences the shape of spinal deformations is the sport practice. It may have a pathogenetic effect in the case of some disciplines, if in the process of training, the application of exercises preventing overload is ignored. However, in the symmetrical disciplines its influence is decisively positive. Verf.-Referat