The development of postural control among children: Repeatability and normative data for computerized dynamic posturography system

Shams, Amir; Vameghi, Roshanak; Dehkordi, Parvaneh Shamsipour; Allafan, Nahid; Bayati, Mahdi

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.03.002

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“…The observed accelerations revealed that the tests induced increasingly greater alignment (trunk straightening reactions) and balancing reactions in proportion to the increasing complexity of the tests: the lowest accelerations were obtained in OLOE, followed by OLCE, DOL, and NG. Physiologically, this finding is consistent with the theory of motor control [36,37] and with the theory of postural control [38][39][40], considering that the positions with eyes open are less challenging for the participants than the tests with deprivation of visual information, on an unstable surface, and in motion (gait) [18]. Moreover, the highest accelerations in monopodal stance were obtained in the mediolateral axis, which is in line with the results of previous studies in both children [23] and older adults [25].…”

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“…However, the active boys, despite the PA practice, showed much higher accelerations than the sedentary girls in the tests of static balance. This reveals that PA has beneficial effects on the state of postural control in both boys and girls, although with lesser influence on the quality and magnitude of alignment and balancing reactions than the biological factors that are conditioned by sex (such as neurophysiological, physical, hormonal, and sexual maturational differences) [40,45].…”

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Physical Activity Practice and Optimal Development of Postural Control in School Children: Are They Related?

García-Soidán

García-Liñeira

Leirós‐Rodríguez

et al. 2020

JCM

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Background: This study aims to analyze the effect of physical activity practice on the postural control state of school children. If such an effect was detected, the second aim of the study was to identify which specific capacities of postural control benefited the most from physical activity. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using a convenience sample of 118 healthy children (54 girls) with a mean age of 10.3 ± 1.2 years. Their weight and height were measured. The accelerometric assessment of balance included four different tests in static balance and walking. Results: Physical activity habit prevalence was 38.9% in girls and 60.9% in boys, and its frequency was 2.3 days per week in girls and 2.8 days in boys. The active children obtained lower accelerations, but the active and sedentary girls showed lower accelerometric values than the active boys. The logistic regression analysis demonstrated the influence of sex on the accelerations of the body (p < 0.001), regardless of the habit of physical activity. Conclusions: Active children have better postural control than sedentary children, although sedentary girls have better balance than active boys. Therefore, physical activity practice seems to favor a more efficient development of postural control, but it cannot level or reverse the effect of the neurophysiological factors that are conditioned by sex.

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Physical Activity Practice and Optimal Development of Postural Control in School Children: Are They Related?

García-Soidán

García-Liñeira

Leirós‐Rodríguez

et al. 2020

JCM

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“…Proprioceptive function seems to mature at 3 to 4 years of age and visual and vestibular afferent systems reach adult levels at 15 to 16 years of age (Steindl et al, 2006) or even later (Hirabayashi & Iwasaki, 1995). The integration and reweighting of sensory information do not reach adult levels until the age of 15 (Shams, Vameghi, Shamsipour Dehkordi, Allafan, & Bayati, 2020). During quiet standing, the amplitude of mediolateral CoP displacements and velocities are larger in children between 5 and 7 years old than in older children and adults (Hsu, Kuan, & Young, 2009; Riach & Starkes, 1989).…”

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Effects of age and surface instability on the control of the center of mass

Bogaart¹,

Bruijn

Spildooren³

et al. 2021

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During standing, posture can be controlled by accelerating the Center of Mass (CoM) through shifting the center of pressure (CoP) within the base of support by applying ankle moments ('CoP mechanism'), or through the 'counter-rotation mechanism', i.e., changing the angular momentum of segments around the CoM to change the direction of the ground reaction force. Postural control develops over the lifespan; at both the beginning and the end of the lifespan adequate postural control appears more challenging. In this study, we aimed to assess mediolateral balance performance and the related use of the postural control mechanisms in children, older adults and young adults when standing on different (unstable) surfaces. Sixteen pre-pubertal children (6-9y), 17 young adults (18-24y) and eight older adults (65-80y) performed bipedal upright standing trials of 16 seconds on a rigid surface and on three balance boards that could freely move in the frontal plane, varying in height (15-19 cm) of the surface of the board above the point of contact with the floor. Full body kinematics (16 segments, 48 markers, using SIMI 3D-motion analysis system (GmbH) and DeepLabCut and Anipose) were retrieved. Performance related outcome measures, i.e., the number of trials with balance loss and the Root Mean Square (RMS) of the time series of the CoM acceleration, the contributions of the CoP mechanism and the counter-rotation mechanism to the CoM acceleration in the frontal plane and selected kinematic measures, i.e. the orientation of the board and the head and the Mean Power Frequency (MPF) of the balance board orientation and the CoM acceleration were determined. Balance loss only occurred when standing on the highest balance board, twice in one older adult once in one young adult. In children and older adults, the RMS of the CoM accelerations were larger, corresponding to poorer balance performance. Across age groups and conditions, the contribution of the CoP mechanism to the total CoM acceleration was much larger than that of the counter-rotation mechanisms, ranging from 94%-113% vs 23%-38% (with totals higher than 100% indicating opposite effects of both mechanisms). Deviations in head orientation were small compared to deviations in balance board orientation. We hypothesize that the CoP mechanism is dominant, since the counter rotation mechanism would conflict with stabilizing the orientation of the head in space.

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“…One of the methods of clinical biomechanics for the study of the locomotor system (LS) is to study the features of standing, namely, maintaining a vertical posture [13,16]. Clinical analysis of standing has long been recognized as one of the most effective methods of diagnosis of various types of congenital and acquired pathology of the support and movement system [4 5, 10].…”

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Spatial Parameters of Statograms in Diagnosing Pathologies of the Human Locomotor System

Pavlov

Bezsmertnyi

Iaremyn

et al. 2020

IAPGOS

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The analysis of the spatial parameters of statograms in terms of the projection area of the common center of mass (CCM) in single and double support was performed, along with the magnitude of the total maximum area of the statogram and its relation to the area of the projection spot for each type of standing, and the area of the statogram according to the mathematical expectation. The high sensitivity of the spatial parameters of statograms is indicated by the values of the CCM spot plane in the case of single support, the ratio of the planes, and the angular asymmetry. The analysis of the parameters of statograms showed that for all types of standing volunteers of the control group, the area of the projection spot of the CCM was the smallest in both two-pronged standing, and in single support standing. In patients with osteochondrosis and with coxarthrosis (CA), the area of the spots was much larger, with a statistically significant difference observed in single support (p < 0.05). The ratio of the planes was statistically different between groups (р = 0.043): in the control group it was the maximum (0.38), which reflects the highest ability to maintain equilibrium, and the minimum (0.25) – in the group of patients with CA. An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference (p = 0.025) of asymmetry in body angle between the study groups. The angle of the body rotation in the case of single support is not statistically different in the study groups (p = 0.294), but this indicator can be considered as prognostic in terms of the diagnosis of pathology of the musculoskeletal system.

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The development of postural control among children: Repeatability and normative data for computerized dynamic posturography system

Cited by 23 publications

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Physical Activity Practice and Optimal Development of Postural Control in School Children: Are They Related?

Physical Activity Practice and Optimal Development of Postural Control in School Children: Are They Related?

Effects of age and surface instability on the control of the center of mass

Spatial Parameters of Statograms in Diagnosing Pathologies of the Human Locomotor System

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