Postural stability of women at the age of 8-22 on the basis of posturographic examinations

Mraz, M.; Nowacka, U.; Skrzek, Anna; Dębiec-Bąk, Agnieszka; Sidorowska, Marta

doi:10.2478/v10109-010-0057-0

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“…Some studies show that regarding the balance control there is no difference between the sexes, but others describe the developmental differences between boys and girls [7], [12], [15]. Therefore, the normative database should consider possible differences between sexes, and influence of age [8]- [10], [12], taking also the developmental process of balance control into account [1].…”

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Balance assessment in healthy children and adolescents aged 6–18 years based on six tests collected on AMTI AccuSway force platform

Graff¹,

Szczerbik²,

Kalinowska³

et al. 2020

Acta Bioeng Biomech

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Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare the results of six balance tests collected on AMTI AccuSway Plus ACS force platform between healthy female and male children and adolescents. We also searched for possible correlation of the balance measures with subjects’ age. Methods: 228 healthy 6- to 18-year-old subjects (111 boys and 117 girls) participated in the study. Six balance tests were performed with the use of AMTI AccuSway Plus ACS platform: quiet standing for 30s, maximal voluntary sways of the body in the sagittal plane (anterior-posterior – AP test) for 30 s, and in the frontal plane (left-right – ML test) for 30s. All tests were performed in two conditions: eyes open and eyes closed. Results: During quiet standing with eyes open, most balance measures were lower in girls (p < 0.05). In AP and ML tests with eyes open, a few balance parameters were different between boys and girls (p < 0.05). In quiet standing, AP and ML tests with eyes closed, there were no between-gender differences (p > 0.05). In quiet standing with eyes open and closed most balance parameters were negatively correlated with age (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Quiet standing postural sway characteristics depended on gender under normal visual conditions and it was similar in boys and girls under visual deprivation conditions. The vision was differently used by females and males in balance tasks. Static postural stability improved with age regardless of visual conditions.

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Balance assessment in healthy children and adolescents aged 6–18 years based on six tests collected on AMTI AccuSway force platform

Graff¹,

Szczerbik²,

Kalinowska³

et al. 2020

Acta Bioeng Biomech

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“…In our study, we tried to evaluate the relationship between anthropometric parameters and postural stability in children aged 10 to 13. At this age, the child attends school and is exposed to many factors, which can negatively influence its posture and postural stability such as poorly-adjusted school bench size, distance to the blackboard, incorrect sitting position, carrying a heavy backpack, and hunching [13]. It is also believed that age 7 is critical for postural development [13].…”

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“…At this age, the child attends school and is exposed to many factors, which can negatively influence its posture and postural stability such as poorly-adjusted school bench size, distance to the blackboard, incorrect sitting position, carrying a heavy backpack, and hunching [13]. It is also believed that age 7 is critical for postural development [13]. Other authors, including Wolański et al and Roncesvalles et al consider postural stability to develop between the ages 8 to 9 [14,15].…”

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“…Vision is considered an essential factor playing a key role in maintaining balance in adults [13]. However, many studies show that vision in children does not substantially affect stabilogram parameters.…”

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“…However, many studies show that vision in children does not substantially affect stabilogram parameters. The study by Błaszczyk et al shows that, in children aged 3 to 7, the vision has only a minor influence on the stability parameters, which proves that the vision does not play a considerable role in maintaining balance [1,13].…”

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Assessment of Selected Anthropometric Parameters Influence on Balance Parameters in Children

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Background and Objectives: Balance is the ability of an organism to maintain its position in space. Balance disorders in children can lead to injuries and limited physical activity. Balance maintenance changes throughout puberty as well as in response to external factors. The study aimed to evaluate the influence of anthropometric parameters on balance in children aged 10 to 13 years. Materials and Methods: 308 children were accessed to eligibility to participate in the study. After considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria the study included 223 participants (123 boys and 100 girls) aged 10 to 13 from elementary schools in Szczecin. The stabilometry of examineted children was performed using the SIGMA balance platform. Results: It was shown that the balance parameters in children aged 10 to 13 worsen with increasing body mass and height, and do not correlate with age. Conclusions: Rapid diagnosis and identification of postural disorders in children make it possible to start targeted physical exercises and to make the therapeutic process more effective and complex. Future research is needed to obtain more data and draw conclusions crucial for physiotherapy practice.

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Body Balance of Children and Youths with Visual Impairment (Pilot Study)

Walicka-Cupryś

Rachwał

Guzik

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Aim: The study was designed to assess the effects of surface instability in the response of the balance control system in children and youths with visual impairment (BL) and in normally sighted controls (NE). Materials and Methods: The empirical research study involved 80 individuals, aged from 6 to 20 years, with a mean age of 14.37 (±4.68), including 40 blind individuals and a randomly selected control group 40 normally sighted. Stabilometric measurements were performed with the use of the Platform CQ Stab 2P, with eyes open (EO) and closed (EC) on the solid surface, and then, the same procedure was performed on the platform covered with 1-centimetre-thick foam. Results: Statistical analyses (Wilcoxon matched-pairs test, Mann–Whitney U test) of the results identified during the trials reveal the following findings in the BL group in the EO and EC tests. The results of the foam surface test were higher and the differences were statistically significant in the BL group (sway path EO p = 0.009, EC p = 0.006; mean amplitude EC p = 0.030; mean velocity EO p = 0.009, EC p = 0.006; sway area EO p = 0.017, EC p = 0.009; and number of COP deflections along the sagittal plane EO p = 0.004). No similar correlations were observed in the NE group, except for the mean amplitude EO p = 0.033 and sway area EO p = 0.030. There was one difference between the BL and the NE group for the mean amplitude parameter, p = 0.018, in a solid surface test with open eyes. The results were higher in the BL group. Conclusions: The present study showed no worse balance in the BL group than in the NE group but worse performance on the foam than without it. It indicates the need to develop body balance skills in blind people by improving their proprioceptive sensitivity. In everyday life and training, blind people should experience exteroceptive stimuli, different textures, and unstable surfaces as much as possible.

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Postural stability of women at the age of 8-22 on the basis of posturographic examinations

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Balance assessment in healthy children and adolescents aged 6–18 years based on six tests collected on AMTI AccuSway force platform

Balance assessment in healthy children and adolescents aged 6–18 years based on six tests collected on AMTI AccuSway force platform

Assessment of Selected Anthropometric Parameters Influence on Balance Parameters in Children

Body Balance of Children and Youths with Visual Impairment (Pilot Study)

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