Introduction. Excessive body mass in turn may contribute to the development of many health disorders including disorders of musculoskeletal system, which still develops intensively at that time. Aim. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between children's body mass composition and body posture. The relationship between physical activity level of children and the parameters chara...

In this chapter, a nonverbal way of communication for human–robot interaction by understanding human upper body gestures will be addressed. The human– robot interaction system based on a novel combination of sensors is proposed. It allows one person to interact with a humanoid social robot with natural body language. The robot can understand the meaning of human upper body gestures and express ...

Introduction In the process of treating scoliosis essence of treatment is to maintain normal patterns of attitudes through appropriate antigravity muscle tone. Stimuli proper posture pattern in the period in which the child does not perform exercises provide appropriately selected and made corset. The use of dynamic slicing applications Kinesiology Taping at the surface of the skin also stimula...

Interest in the effects of sleeping behavior on health and performance is continuously increasing-both in research and with the general public. Ecologically valid investigations of this research topic necessitate the measurement of sleep within people's natural living contexts. We present evidence that a new approach for ambulatory accelerometry data offers a convenient, reliable, and valid mea...

Introduction: The changes in the physical development of children occurring between 3 and 6 years of age are characterised by an increased exercise capacity of the whole body and its various organs. Bad habits and low activity may be the cause of irregularities in body posture. Aim of the study: The identification of postural defects in preschool children. Material and methods: The examination ...