The posture of school children, with its home hygiene and new efficiency methods for school training . ent from the first two, being induced by overexer-tion, rather than by relaxation, as are the fatigue and fiat-backpositions. It comes from a mistaken effort to lift and expand thechest, which throws the region of the stomach and chest ridic-ulously forward andupward, like that of abantam or of a pouterpigeon (Fig. 7). Theupper part of thespine is overextended,so that it leans back-ward and forms amarked exaggerationof the natural curvein the small of theback (lumbar region),?—^an exaggeratio
The posture of school children, with its home hygiene and new efficiency methods for school training . ent from the first two, being induced by overexer-tion, rather than by relaxation, as are the fatigue and fiat-backpositions. It comes from a mistaken effort to lift and expand thechest, which throws the region of the stomach and chest ridic-ulously forward andupward, like that of abantam or of a pouterpigeon (Fig. 7). Theupper part of thespine is overextended,so that it leans back-ward and forms amarked exaggerationof the natural curvein the small of theback (lumbar region),?—^an exaggerationthat is known tech-nically as bantam positionis not one that a childis apt to assume ofhimself; it comes al-most invariably froma mistaken effort onhis part to ^makehimself tall, or otherwise to get into a good position, — aneffort that is often induced by unwise admonitions from his position is common among very young children and comesfrom making an effort for good posture before they have acquiredthe muscular control that is necessary for shifting the position of. Fig. 7. Overcorrected posture; the bantamattitude. CORRECT AND INCORRECT POSTURE 13 different parts of the body. It is also found a great deal amongolder children until they and their instructors learn the differencebetween a correct and an exaggerated posture. In the case ofadults the position seems to be acquired instinctively by portlypeople in an effort to balance the weight of the front of thebody by throwing backward the upper part. The position is alsoassumed in some cases from a mistaken idea as to what consti-tutes a good chest. This bantam position is so easily discerned,being usually accompanied by stiffness and effort, that no par-ticular criteria are needed for judging it. To guard against it inchildren, where it does the most harm, one should be watchfulfor the extreme hollow in the back, as well as for the lifting toohigh in front of the chest or breast bone (sternum). I
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