摘要：The primary goal of this research was to determine the frequency and magnitude of the phenomenon of feetdeformity of students of classroom teaching in urban and rural areas, as well as determining their changesafter the conducted program. The research was conducted on a sample of 1105 students, of which 528students was from urban areas (261 girl and 267 boys) and 577 students from rural areas (281 girl and 296boys), at the age of 5 to 12. This research program included students from I to V grade in eleven elementaryschools in the city of Sarajevo:“Kovačići“, “Behaudin Selmanović“, “Sokolje“, “Dobroševići“, “Safet-begBašagić“, “Zahid Baručija“, “Fatima Gunić“, “Aleksa Šantić“, “Avdo Smailović“, “Mehmedalija Mak Dizdar“,“Hamdija Kreševlajković“. The evaluation of the instep is done with the planthography method, and themagnitude of the disorder is determined on the basis of Thomson's method. The analysis of the instep ofstudents of classroom teaching in urban and rural areas was done with the help of descriptive statistics of chisquare. Significant value of the statistical relevance was researched on a level lower than p<0.01, as well ason a level lower than p<0.05. It was determined that, in the initial measuring, greater number of theexaminees was from rural schools without feet deformity and with feet deformity of first degree, incomparison to the examinees from urban schools. The examinees from urban schools have greaterrepresentation of feet deformity of second degree in the initial measuring compared to the examinees fromrural schools and this difference is statistically significant on a level lower than 1%, which is indicated by thechi square (chi square=17,121 and p=0,000). And in the final measuring, it was a greater number ofexaminees from rural schools without feet deformita, and the examinees from urban schools have greaterrepresentation of feet deformity of I and II degree in comparison to the examinees from rural schools andthis time the difference is statistically significant on a level lower than 5% (chi square=6,448 and p=0,040).Based on the given results, it can be concluded that the irregular body posture is more present with thestudents from urban rather than students from rural areas. Researches of a greater number of authors havedefinitely confirmed that the children from village have a considerably lower percentage of most of thepostural disorders, including feet deformity. Today, diverse and indubitably good life content is enabled tothe school children. There are many sport clubs, such as collective and individual sports. While in urbansurroundings there are natural resources, developed and water sports, such as some extreme sports.Researches in this area show us that great percentage of children from elementary schools do not participatein sports activities, and that is the reason of greater presence of incorrect body posture. All of the listed datain the tables point to a high percentage of deviations on the longitudinal arch of the foot of the students inclassroom teaching from both areas, which itself suggests the conclusion that it is extremely important totimely identify the phenomenon of feet deformity and reduce them by applying corrective exercises.
关键词：students; living area; Thomsen's method; programmed exercising
