A REVIEW ON THE INFLUENCE OF SWIMMING ON POSTURE DEFICIENCIES

• Published in: Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Educatio artis gymnasticae Vol. 68; no. 1; pp. 63 - 76
• Main Authors: PÎRJOL, Dan Ionuț, ORAVIȚAN, Mihaela, MONEA, Dan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj University Press 30.06.2023
• Subjects: swimming, spine, body posture, children, physical deficiencies, scoliosis, kyphosis, frontal, sagittal plane
• ISSN: 1453-4223; 2065-9547
• DOI: 10.24193/subbeag.68(1).07

Introduction: All sports bring health benefits when practiced correctly, butut swimming has, without a doubt, some special features that no other aerobic exercises have, due to the special conditions the aquatic environment requires: the position of the body, the stresses imposed on the body necessary for movement in water (floating, immersion etc.). Objectives: Through this study we want to analyze the specialized literature regarding the influence of swimming on body posture and at the same time we wish to observe the effectiveness of posture-correction interventions used and which of them had the best results. Material and method: The present study analyzed articles from the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar și ResearchGate published between 2013 and 2022. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 18 articles were selected for analysis. Results: According to selected studies, it was observed that swimming exercises have multiple beneficial effects on the human body, especially in people suffering from various diseases of the lumbar spine. but there are also specialist studies that underline the possible harmful effects on posture. Conclusions: Although many studies have confirmed the positive effects of swimming on postural deficiencies due to the peculiarities of the aquatic environment, more and more studies have recently emerged that contradict them. contradict them. According to the latter, it is recommended that swimming should be combined with physiotherapy, therapeutic massage and/or hydrokinetic therapy in order to achieve the desired effects in the treatment of postural deficiencies.