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Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics 2/2017

20.12.2016 | Short Communication

Postural control of typical developing boys during the transition from double-leg stance to single-leg stance

verfasst von: Deschamps Kevin, Staes Filip, Peerlinck Kathelijne, Van Geet Kristel, Hermans Cedric, Lobet Sebastien

Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Abstract

Literature is lacking information about postural control performance of typically developing children during a transition task from double-leg stance to single-leg stance. The purpose of the present study was therefore to evaluate the clinical feasibility of a transition task in typical developing age groups as well as to study the correlation between associated balance measures and age.
Thirty-three typically developing boys aged 6–20 years performed a standard transition task from DLS to SLS with eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC). Balance features derived from the center of pressure displacement captured by a single force platform were correlated with age on the one hand and considered for differences in the perspective of limb dominance on the other hand.
All TDB (typically developing boys) were able to perform the transition task with EO. With respect to EC condition, all TDB from the age group 6–7 years and the youngest of the age group 8–12 years (N = 4) were unable to perform the task. No significant differences were observed between the balance measures of the dominant and non-dominant limbs.
With respect to EO condition, correlation analyses indicated that time to new stability point (TNSP) as well as the sway measure after this TNSP were correlated with age (p < 0.0001). For the EC condition, only the anthropometrically scaled sway measure was found to be correlated (p = 0.03).
Conclusion: The results provide additional insight into balance development in childhood and may serve as a useful basis for assessing balance impairments in higher functioning children with musculoskeletal problems.
What is Known:
Reference data regarding postural balance of typically developing children during walking, running, sit-to-stand, and bipodal and unipodal stance has been well documented in the literature.
These reference data provided not only insight into the maturation process of the postural control system, but also served in diagnosing and managing functional repercussions of neurological and orthopedic pathologies.
What is New:
• Objective data regarding postural balance of typical developing children during a transition task from double-leg stance to single-leg stance.
• Insight into the role of maturation on the postural control system.
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Metadaten
Titel
Postural control of typical developing boys during the transition from double-leg stance to single-leg stance
verfasst von
Deschamps Kevin
Staes Filip
Peerlinck Kathelijne
Van Geet Kristel
Hermans Cedric
Lobet Sebastien
Publikationsdatum
20.12.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2829-0

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