La flexibilidad está incluida dentro de la Educación Física como una cualidad física y las alteraciones raquídeas han adquirido un papel importante dentro del ámbito de la salud escolar por las repercusiones que tienen en la edad adulta.
Nuestro estudio, de 2956 niños/as de 8 a 12 años de Granada, presentó los objetivos de analizar y detectar las deformidades raquídeas y flexibilidad media así como las asociaciones que presentaban entre ellos. Se emplearon los test de Adams y flexión profunda del tronco para la recogida de datos.
Así, la escoliosis representaba al 16% (siendo mayor en chicos), mientras que el 8,5% fueron hipercifóticos, la flexibilidad era similar por géneros con un incremento paulatino conforme aumenta la edad (exceptuando los 10 años) y alcanzando su máximo valor en 11 años. La población general y escoliótica presentan valores similares en flexibilidad encontrándose diferencias con hipercifóticos (2 cm), siendo valores similares por edad y género. Tener hipercifosis provoca valores inferiores en la capacidad flexora.
Flexibility is considered a physical quality within the subject of Physical Education at school. At the same time, rachidian alterations have acquired an important role in the scope of school health because of the impact in adulthood. Our study, based on a sample of 2956 children from 8 to 12 years from Granada, aims to analyse and identify rachidian deformities and average flexibility, as well as to find the relationship among them. The Adams test and the Bending Deep Trunk Test were used for the data collection. Thus, scoliosis represented a 16% of the sample (it was higher among boys); 8.5% was hiperkyphosis, and flexibility was similar both in boys and girls, with a gradual increase according to age (except for the age of 10). The highest score of flexibility was reached at the age of 11. The general population and the scoliotic one show similar results what flexibility is concerned. However, there are differences within the hiperkyphosis (2 cm), with similar values according to age and gender. Having hiperkyphosis causes lower values in the flexor capacity.