Investigation of Muscle Strength, Motor Coordination and Balance in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Case-control Study

Oliveira, Vanessa De; Arrebola, Lucas Simões; Oliveira, Pedro de; Liu, Yi

doi:10.1080/17518423.2021.1899326

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“…Management provides analysis of test results, which is the basis of operational corrective decisions. The tool in this case is the possibility of implementing operational control (De Oliveira, Arrebola, De Oliveira, & Liu, 2021). Our research is consistent with the information on the need to ensure the possibility of obtaining objective results as a basis for adjusting physical education plans for students (Ivashchenko, & Khudolii, 2016;Koryahin, Mykytyuk, Blavt, Dolnikova, & Stadnyk, 2020;Chernenko, Muszkieta, Dolynniy, Oliynyk, & Honcharenko, 2022).…”

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Intensification of Back Muscle Strength Testing in Physical Education of Students by Applying Information and Communication Technologies

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Teor. metod. fiz. vihov.

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The purpose of this study is the experimental substantiation of the implementation of information and communication technologies to test the control of back muscle strength in the process of physical education of students. Materials and methods. General scientific methods were used to solve the research problems: analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction and systematization, technical modeling, pedagogical experiment, pedagogical testing, and mathematical methods. The study involved 240 students aged 17 to 18 at the beginning of the study. Results. An electronic device for determining the strength of the muscles of the back was developed and tested, the readings of which allow the user to get clear current information on the panel of a personal computer. The device was built on a combination of modern electronic technologies and software. For the purposes of the experimental substantiation of the developed back muscle strength control device, a correlation analysis was used to empirically investigate the authenticity degree of the tests used to control back muscle strength. According to the results of the reliability of the tests of back muscle strength control tests, the results of which were recorded using a dynamometer, those are between low and medium. The recording of the back muscle strength test results with the developed device ensured the achievement of a high level of test authenticity. Conclusions. The result of the research study aimed at solving the problematic aspects of test control was to ensure the appropriate degree of authenticity of the tests used to control back muscle strength. The recording of the back muscle strength test results with the developed device ensured the achievement of a high level of test authenticity.

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confidence: 82%

Intensification of Back Muscle Strength Testing in Physical Education of Students by Applying Information and Communication Technologies

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Hlukhov

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“…However, it was noted that older children performed better and within an age normative range by the age of eight, but no subgroup analysis was reported 9 . In the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder (KTK) balance component ( n = 38), children with ITW also performed 16% poorer than their typically developing peers (ITW mean = 98.3 score, SD = 10.6) vs. (TD mean 116 score, SD = 13.2) 28 …”

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confidence: 98%

“…The search yielded 192 articles, with 178 excluded through title and abstract screening (Figure 1). Two additional articles were included through forward, and backward screening of included article citations 28,29 with 12 full‐text articles included (Figure 1). Two studies that appeared to meet the inclusion criteria were excluded as they were intervention studies 11,21 .…”

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Some children with idiopathic toe walking display sensory processing difficulties but not all: A systematic review

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Aim: Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a diagnosis for children who toe walk without another diagnosis known to cause toe walking. Recent research has suggested that children with ITW may have mild motor planning challenges and sensory processing differences. The primary aim of this systematic review was to determine whether children diagnosed with ITW have differences in their sensory processing compared to typically developing children. Secondary aims included determining how sensory processing was assessed in this population and documenting the broad clinometric and psychometric properties of any assessment tools.Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED and Embase were searched for relevant literature in English. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they described children aged 3 and 18 with idiopathic toe walking and reported a sensory processing domain.Results: Twelve articles met the inclusion criteria; however, only two papers included data permitting meta-analysis. Meta-analyses of vibration perception threshold using a random effect model were not significant (p = 0.31). Other data were synthesised by narrative and showed a high heterogeneity across multiple sensory processing domains. Conclusion:This study highlights that despite children with ITW often conceptualised as possessing sensory processing challenges, there is little evidence supporting this theory. Further research on sensory processing in children with this gait pattern is necessary.

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“…Toe walking is a gait abnormality described by clinicians as toe-to-toe touch initial contact of the foot [1]. Persistent toewalking without treatment may lead to increased risk of tripping or falling [2], leg pain [3], impaired muscle and motor coordination [4], and develop structural abnormalities [5]. Children with autistic spectrum disorders, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, intellectual disabilities, etc., have an increased likelihood of exhibit toe walking characteristics but toe walking also observed in healthy children with no signs of a neurological, orthopedic, or psychological condition [6,7] and referred to as Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) [1].…”

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Classifying Toe Walking Gait Patterns Among Children Diagnosed With Idiopathic Toe Walking Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning Algorithms

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Idiopathic toe walking (ITW) is a gait abnormality in which children toe touch at initial contact and demonstrate limited or no heel contact throughout the gait cycle. Toe walking results in poor balance, increased risk of falling, and developmental delays among children. Identifying toe walking steps during walking can facilitate targeted intervention among children diagnosed with ITW. With recent advances in wearable sensing, communication technologies, and machine learning, new avenues of managing toe walking behavior among children are feasible. In this study, we investigate the capabilities of Machine Learning (ML) algorithms in identifying initial foot contact (heel strike versus toe strike) utilizing wearable body sensors. Thirty-six children (Age 9.4±2.8 years) diagnosed with ITW participated in this study. Six ML algorithms, consisting of Support Vector Machines (SVM), decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), K-nearest neighbors (KNN), Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP), and Gaussian process (GP), could successfully classify initial contact walking patterns among ITW. We found that a simple KNN algorithm resulted in the highest accuracy of 92.92% and F1-score of 93.20% to differentiate toe walking gait versus best heel strike when using all four body sensors. We also found that toe walking resulted in higher variability in the sacral vertical accelerations among children diagnosed with ITW. Accurate quantification of toe walking steps in clinical applications is critical for assessing rehabilitation progress and designing new interventions for children diagnosed with ITW.

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Investigation of Muscle Strength, Motor Coordination and Balance in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Case-control Study

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Intensification of Back Muscle Strength Testing in Physical Education of Students by Applying Information and Communication Technologies

Intensification of Back Muscle Strength Testing in Physical Education of Students by Applying Information and Communication Technologies

Some children with idiopathic toe walking display sensory processing difficulties but not all: A systematic review

Classifying Toe Walking Gait Patterns Among Children Diagnosed With Idiopathic Toe Walking Using Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning Algorithms

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