Postural control during standing reach in children with Down syndrome

Chen, Hao‐Ling; Yeh, Chun Fu; Howe, Tsu Hsin

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2014.12.024

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“…In previous studies persons with ID have demonstrated more restricted postural control outcomes, including static balance, than control groups (Blomqvist, Olsson, Wallin, Wester, & Rehn, 2013). Several authors indicated that these children have poor postural adjustment abilities compared with typically developing peers (Chen, Yeh, & Howe, 2015;Wang, Long, & Liu, 2012). Our results were opposite presenting, in general, no or few difference in outcomes of the static balance between children with and without ID.…”

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confidence: 81%

The assessment of static balance in children with hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities

Kļaviņa¹,

Zusa-Rodke²,

Galeja³

2017

Acta Gymnica

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confidence: 81%

The assessment of static balance in children with hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities

Kļaviņa¹,

Zusa-Rodke²,

Galeja³

2017

Acta Gymnica

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“…; Chen et al . ) and the expected higher dual‐task costs in this population (Horvat et al . ; Lafranchi et al .…”

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confidence: 86%

Dual‐task effects on postural sway during sit‐to‐stand movement in children with Down syndrome

Pena

Pavão

Oliveira

et al. 2019

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Cognitive and postural tasks require common cognitive mechanisms, resulting in conflicts when both tasks are simultaneously performed. The presence of neuromotor dysfunctions, such as Down syndrome, may impair coordination processes required to perform dual-tasks. The objective of this study was to investigate the dual-task effects on postural sway during sit-to-stand movements in typical children and children with Down syndrome in a cross-sectional study. Methods Twenty six typical children (10.2 ± 2.4 years) and 21 with Down syndrome (10.3 ± 2.3 years) performed sit-to-stand in the following conditions: (1) simple task; (2) dual-task bimanual activity (DT-Bim): sit-to-stand while carrying a tray using both hands; (3) dual-task unimanual dominant activity (DT-Uni-Dom): sit-to-stand while holding a plastic cup simulating water using the dominant hand; (4) dual-task unimanual nondominant activity (DT-Uni-Nondom): sit-to-stand movement while holding a plastic cup simulating water. For data analysis, sit-to-stand was divided into three phases: preparation (phase 1), rising (phase 2), and stabilisation (phase 3). The following variables were calculated for each phase: anterior-posterior and medial-lateral amplitude of centre-of-pressure displacement, anterior-posterior and medial-lateral velocity of centre-of-pressure sway and area of centreof-pressure sway. Results Children with Down syndrome showed greater sway than typical children in all sit-to-stand phases. Typical children showed greater anterior-posterior amplitude in phase 2 of sit-to-stand during DT-Uni Nondom compared with DT-Uni Dom. Children with Down syndrome during simple task condition showed greater and faster values sway in phases 2 and 3 of sit-to-stand movement than in DT-Bim activity, DT-Uni Dom activity and DT-Uni Nondom activity. During the condition of DT-Bim activity, these children showed lower anterior-posterior velocity of sway in phase 2 than during DT-Uni Dom activity. Conclusions Children with Down syndrome showed greater postural sway during sit-to-stand than typical children. The addition of a concurrent motor task to sit-to-stand impacted postural sway in different intensities and in different ways across groups. Dualtasks increased body sway in typical children in the DT-Uni Nondom condition compared with dominant one. In children with Down syndrome, dual-tasks decreased body sway, apparently resulting in a postural strategy of stiffness.

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“…This corresponds with the following previous study results: the static-dynamic balance of Down syndrome children showed more differences than other motor skills compared to typically developing children and Down syndrome children lack static balance ability 17 ) . The reason for this is that their muscle reaction velocity is significantly slower compared to their peers, and there is much difficulty with vision, motor control, and agility 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ) .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Due to the resulting nonhereditary mental retardation, several problems arise such as developmental delay, hearing problems, vision problems and respiratory dysfunctions 1 , 2 , 3 ) . In particular, disabilities related to motor function are extensive, for example abnormal gait patterns and postural control, dilatory response to environment alteration, lack of coordination, and concurrent contraction of agonists and antagonists 4 ) . Juvenile motor development is delayed because muscle activation patterns are unstable and not well-organized and thus, motor dysfunction leads to muscle dystonia 5 , 6 ) .…”

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A comparison of the balance and gait function between children with Down syndrome and typically developing children

2017

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the balance and gait functions of children with Down syndrome and typically developing children according to age. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 16 children with Down syndrome and 20 children with typical development. The one leg standing test, Romberg’s test (open eyes/closed eyes), sharpened Romberg’s (open eyes/closed eyes), functional reaching test and GAITRite were used for this study in order to measure the children’s balance and gait function. [Results] The results of this study showed that static-dynamic balance ability, spatio-temporal gait parameters and quality of life were statistically and significantly different in Down syndrome children compared to typically developing children. [Conclusion] These results suggest that the balance and gait ability of typically developing children improves during growth, whereas those of children with Down syndrome remain low despite independent gait. Therefore, constant therapeutic intervention for balance and gait function is necessary after independent gait development in Down syndrome children.

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Postural control during standing reach in children with Down syndrome

Cited by 26 publications

References 33 publications

The assessment of static balance in children with hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities

The assessment of static balance in children with hearing, visual and intellectual disabilities

Dual‐task effects on postural sway during sit‐to‐stand movement in children with Down syndrome

A comparison of the balance and gait function between children with Down syndrome and typically developing children

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