TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of uneven shoulder and its related factors among high school Boys aged 15 -18 years in Ilam city TT - بررسی ناهنجاری شانه نامتقارن و عوامل مرتبط با آن در دانش آموزان پسر دبیرستانی 15 تا 18 ساله شهر ایلام JF - sjimu JO - sjimu VL - 22 IS - 2 UR - http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-1476-en.html Y1 - 2014 SP - 125 EP - 131 KW - Uneven shoulder KW - prevalence KW - handedness N2 - Introduction: Uneven shoulder is one the most common musculoskeletal disorders among students which early diagnosis of this disorder may be treated with a modification of wrong patterns and corrective exercise. Therefore, the aim of this research was to assess uneven shoulder and its related factors among high school boys aged 15-18 years old in Ilam city. Materials & methods: The present descriptive–survey research, performed in 2012-2013 on high school boys student aged 15-18 years in Ilam city. Among 3500 students, using Cochran method, 350 students have been assessed as our samples. A questionnaire has been used to obtain socio-demographic factors, and other information’s such as carry bags and other tools and handedness and the type of sport. Then, a Scoliometer and plummet has been used to measure the uneven shoulder and torticollis, respectively. Statistical analyses were performed with SPSS software. Chi-Square test, at significant level (P M3 ER -