Motor Proficiency Traits of Deaf Children

Value of Vestibular Testing in Young Children With Sensorineural Hearing Loss

“…2 However, the postural disturbances that result from isolated peripheral dysfunction are usually corrected by the time the children reach adolescence. [2][3][4] Through a process of compensation, input from propioceptive, visual, and other sensory systems are substituted for the absent peripheral vestibular input. 4 Thus, it is clear that the development of postural control is a multisystem process that does not depend solely on peripheral vestibular input, 5 and children with a variety of sensory or central nervous system deficits may also exhibit delayed postural control.…”

“…[2][3][4] In a cross-sectional analysis, Horak et al 5 evaluated children 6 years and older with hearing loss or learning disability and motor impairment. They used rotational stimulation for VOR measurements and the sensory organization test of dynamic posturography and concluded that (1) abnormal VOR and posturography results were not predictive of the abnormal development of motor performance, except in some specific vestibulardependent balance activities; and (2) peripheral vestibular dysfunction was not associated with abnormal motor coordination in learningdisabled children.…”

Age-related changes of single-limb standing balance in children with and without deafness

“…These findings suggest that postural development in PD children is delayed progressively. In addition, other studies have shown that delayed postural development in children with hearing impairment persists but does not worsen (Brunt, and Broadhead 1982;Carlson 1972;Siegel, Marchetti, and Tecklin 1991). Carlson (1972) assessed PD children aged 5-10 years using the Brace Motor Ability Test, and found that the motor development of these children adaptively improved up to 7 years of age and then plateaued.…”

“…This indicates that balance ability improves until approximately 10 years of age, after which any existing deficits persist. According to a study by Brunt and Broadhead (1982), the balance ability of children with hearing loss improves with age but remains lower than that of NH children at the age of 7-14 years.…”

Μελέτη Της Κινητικής Ανάπτυξης Παιδιών Προσχολικής Ηλικίας Στην Πελοπόννησο

“…Ανατρέχοντας στη διεθνή βιβλιογραφία ανακαλύπτει κανείς πλήθος ερευνών που αφορούν όλες σχεδόν τις ομάδες ειδικών πληθυσμών. Το ΒΟΤΜΡ έχει χρησιμοποιηθεί κατά κόρο σε μελέτες των κινητικών ικανοτήτων παιδιών με αναπηρίες (Melograno & Loovis, 1991), κωφών (Brunt & Broadhead, 1982), παιδιών και εφήβων με επιληψία (Beckung & Uvebrant, 1997), εκ γενετής υποθυρεοειδισμό (Birrell, Frost, & Parkin, 1983), ήπια εκ γενετής υποτονία (Parush et al, 1998), παιδιών που έχουν υποστεί τραυματική εγκεφαλική κάκωση (Chaplin, Deitz & Jaffe, 1993;Gagnon, Forget, Sullivan, & Friedman, 1998) αλλά και παιδιών και εφήβων με ψυχιατρικά νοσήματα όπως κατάθλιψη (Humphries, Gruber, Hall, & Kryscio, 1985) και ψύχωση (VanPelt & Kalish, 1983). Οι Walker και Green (1982) επίσης, εξέτασαν σε 5 συστοιχίες του ΒΟΤΜΡ (ταχύτητα αντίδρασης, οπτικο-κινητικό έλεγχο, αμφίπλευρο συντονισμό, συναρμογή άνω άκρων, ταχύτητα και επιδεξιότητα άνω άκρων) 48 ενήλικες με ψυχιατρικά νοσήματα (σχιζοφρένεια και κατάθλιψη).…”