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Fitton Davies K, Clarke S, Martins R, Rudd JR, Duncan M. The effect of a home-based, gamified stability skills intervention on 4-5-year-old children's physical and cognitive outcomes: A pilot study. PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE 2024; 73:102636. [PMID: 38588787 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2024.102636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Stability skills (e.g., static/dynamic balance) are a precursor for other movement skill development (e.g., jumping, catching). However, young children consistently demonstrate low stability and movement skill ability. There is therefore a need to develop effective strategies to improve stability skills in early childhood. AIM To pilot the effect of a home-based gamified stability skills intervention on 4-5-year-old children's physical skills, self-perceptions and cognitions. METHODS One-hundred-and-eleven 4-5-year-old children participated from three schools. Two schools were allocated into the intervention group (n = 66 children, 33 boys) and one to the control group (n = 45 children, 25 boys). Stability, fundamental movement skills, perceived motor competence, and cognition were assessed at baseline and at post-intervention. The intervention group was given a booklet detailing the 12-week gamified stability skill intervention. The control group participated in their usual weekly activities. RESULTS A series of ANCOVAs controlling for baseline values demonstrated significantly higher stability skills (F(1,93) = 24.79, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.212), fundamental movement skills (F(1,94) = 15.5, p = < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.139), perceived motor competence (F(1,96) = 5.48, p = 0.021, partial η2 = 0.054) and cognition (F(1,96) = 15.5, p = < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.139) at post-test for the intervention versus control groups. DISCUSSION This study demonstrates that a home-based, gamified, stability skills intervention enhances stability skills, fundamental movement skills, perceived motor competence and cognition in children aged 4-5-years old.
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- K Fitton Davies
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Copperas Hill, Liverpool, L3 5GE, UK; Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.
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- Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.
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- Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.
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- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Sognsveien 220, 0863, Oslo, Norway; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Inndalsveien 28, 5063, Bergen, Norway.
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- Centre for Physical Activity, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV1 5FB, UK.
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Cheung TCK, Schmuckler MA. Multisensory and biomechanical influences on postural control in children. J Exp Child Psychol 2024; 238:105796. [PMID: 37883904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Children's ability to maintain balance requires effective integration of multisensory and biomechanical information. The current project examined the interaction between such sensory inputs, manipulating visual input (presence vs. absence), haptic (somatosensory) input (presence vs. absence of contact with a stable or unstable finger support surface), and biomechanical (sensorimotor) input (varying stance widths). Analyses of mean velocity of the center of pressure and the percentage stability gain highlighted the role of varying multisensory inputs in postural control. Developmentally, older children (6-11 years) showed a multisensory integration advantage compared with their younger counterparts (3-5.9 years), with the impact of varying sensory inputs more closely akin to that seen in adults. Subsequent analyses of the impact of anthropometric individual difference parameters (e.g., height, leg length, weight, areas of base of support) revealed a shifting pattern across development. For younger children, these parameters were positively related to postural stability across experimental conditions (i.e., increasing body size was related to increasing postural control). This pattern transitioned for older children, who showed a nonsignificant relation between body size and balance. Interestingly, because adults show a negative relation between anthropometric factors and stability (i.e., increasing body size is related to decreasing postural control), this shift for the older children can be seen as a developmental transition from child-like to adult-like balance control.
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- University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada.
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Nouraeinejad A. Children rely more profoundly on the visual system to control their posture than adults. Int J Neurosci 2024:1-3. [PMID: 38289173 DOI: 10.1080/00207454.2024.2312981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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- Ali Nouraeinejad
- Institute of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London (UCL), London, UK
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Pourreza E, Yaradanakul NB, Cengiz BC, Duyan Camurdan A, Zinnuroglu M, Gurses S. Spatiotemporal Evolution of Toddlers' Regional Foot Pressure Distribution and Center of Pressure at Antero-Posterior Axis During Learning of Standing. J Biomech Eng 2024; 146:011001. [PMID: 37851529 DOI: 10.1115/1.4063820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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We investigated quiet stance of newly standing toddlers every three months (trimesters) of their second year of life. Their anteroposterior center-of-pressure (CoPx) velocity and centroidal frequency (CFREQ: 2.36 ± 0.10 to 1.50 ± 0.11 Hz) decreased over time. Besides, mean pressures revealed a potential role-sharing of foot regions in learning and control aspects of standing, with hindfoot carrying the highest (23.89 ± 6.47 kPa) pressure while forefoot the lowest (10.26 ± 2.51 kPa). The highest CFREQ of pressure signal was at midfoot. Through regional CoPx, forefoot has manifested the highest CFREQ (2.10 ± 0.40 Hz) and 90% power frequency (90%PF), whereas hindfoot presented the lowest (CFREQ: 1.80 ± 0.33 Hz). CFREQ and 90%PF of pressure and regional CoPx significantly decreased throughout the trimesters.
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- Elmira Pourreza
- Biomechanics Lab, Department of Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gazi University, Ankara 06500, Turkey
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- Department of Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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Nouraeinejad A. Postural stability in strabismus and amblyopia. Strabismus 2023; 31:202-209. [PMID: 37489251 DOI: 10.1080/09273972.2023.2236138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postural control is a complex skill based on the collaboration of dynamic sensory mechanisms, namely the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems. METHODS A literature survey regarding postural stability in strabismus and amblyopia was conducted using databases in order to collect data for a narrative review of published reports and available literature. RESULTS The results of the literature survey were analyzed to provide an overview of the current knowledge of postural stability in strabismus and amblyopia. The results revealed that although postural control depends on the fundamental integration of three essential components (the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems), the role of vision is critical in postural stability. Once normal binocular vision is undesirably disrupted in childhood by some reason, especially in strabismus and/or amblyopia, balance is also affected. Abnormal balance affects coordination in gross and fine motor controls in school-age children and results in weakened academic performance and delayed social progress. It also impacts a child's general health, self-esteem, and safety. CONCLUSIONS Binocular vision is imperative for the maturation and preservation of balance control in children, as balance performance is reduced in strabismus and/or amblyopia.
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- Ali Nouraeinejad
- Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, University College London (UCL), London
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Petrea RG, Moraru CE, Popovici IM, Știrbu IC, Radu LE, Chirazi M, Rus CM, Oprean A, Rusu O. Influences of Psychomotor Behaviors on Learning Swimming Styles in 6-9-Year-Old Children. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1339. [PMID: 37628338 PMCID: PMC10453054 DOI: 10.3390/children10081339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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The aim of this study was to identify the existence of some relationships between certain psychomotor behaviors, which we consider specific to swimming, and learning to execute the technique of some swimming styles (front crawl and backstroke). The study was carried out for 10 months and included 76 children (40 boys and 36 girls) aged between 6 and 9 years who practice recreational swimming in a city in Romania. Several tools were used: the Tapping test for manual dexterity, the Goodenough test for body schema, the Flamingo test for static balance, and the horizontal buoyancy test for body balance on the water. The results indicated better ratings on all psychomotor behaviors analyzed according to gender (in favor of girls compared to boys). The levels of all analyzed psychomotor behaviors have a direct relationship to the subjects' age. Also, we identified moderate positive correlations for manual dexterity (rs = 0.63 in the front crawl style; rs = 0.57 in the backstroke style) and strong correlations for body schema, static balance and buoyancy, coordination with the learning of the two swimming styles (r or rs between 0.77 and 0.85). In conclusion, psychomotor behaviors can be predictors for learning swimming styles.
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- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, 507184 Iași, Romania; (R.-G.P.); (C.-E.M.); (I.-M.P.); (I.-C.Ș.); (L.-E.R.); (M.C.); (C.-M.R.); (A.O.)
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da Silva MC, da Silva CR, de Lima FF, Lara JR, Gustavson JP, Magalhães FH. Effects of Fatigue on Postural Sway and Electromyography Modulation in Young Expert Acrobatic Gymnasts and Healthy Non-trained Controls During Unipedal Stance. Front Physiol 2022; 13:782838. [PMID: 35222070 PMCID: PMC8864175 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.782838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigated whether expert acrobatic gymnasts respond differentially than their non-trained counterparts during a single-legged stance task performed before and after a protocol designed to induce fatigue in the ankle plantarflexor muscles in terms of (a) postural steadiness and (b) electromyography (EMG) activation. We hypothesized that neuromuscular adaptation due to training would lead to different behavior of center of pressure (COP) and EMG quantifiers after fatigue. Twenty eight female volunteers (aged 11 to 24 years) formed two groups: expert acrobatic gymnastics athletes (GYN, n = 14) and age-matched non-gymnasts [control (CTRL), n = 14]. Fatigue of the ankle plantarflexors (dominant leg) was induced by a sustained posture (standing on the toes) until exhaustion. Traditional COP parameters (area, RMS, mean velocity, and power spectrum at low and high frequency ranges) were obtained with a force plate, and time and frequency-domain EMG parameters were obtained by surface electrodes positioned on the tibialis anterior, soleus, lateral gastrocnemius, medial gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, biceps femoris, spinal erector and rectus abdominis muscles. The main results showed that fatigue induced a significant increase in postural oscillations in the ML axis (including RMS, velocity and frequency components of the power spectrum), with no significant effects in the AP axis. In terms of postural sway parameters (i.e., COP quantifiers), no superior balance stability was found for the GYN group as compared to CTRL, irrespective of the fatigue condition. On the other hand, the modulation of EMG parameters (in both time and frequency domains) indicated that expert acrobatic gymnastics athletes (as compared to healthy untrained matched controls) used different neuromuscular control strategies to keep their postures on single-legged quiet standing after the fatiguing protocol. The present results improve our knowledge of the mechanisms behind the interplay between fatigue and postural performance associated with the neuromuscular adaptations induced by sport practice. The design of gymnastics training might consider strategies aimed at improving the performance of specific muscles (i.e., tibialis anterior, soleus, biceps femoris, spinal erector) for which particular activation patterns were used by the acrobatic gymnastics to control single-legged quiet standing.
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- Marcos Camargo da Silva
- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Universidade de São Paulo, EACH-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and Neuroscience Program, Universidade de São Paulo, EPUSP, PTC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and Neuroscience Program, Universidade de São Paulo, EPUSP, PTC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Universidade de São Paulo, EACH-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Universidade de São Paulo, EACH-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, Universidade de São Paulo, EACH-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
- Biomedical Engineering Laboratory and Neuroscience Program, Universidade de São Paulo, EPUSP, PTC, São Paulo, Brazil
- *Correspondence: Fernando Henrique Magalhães, ;
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Figueiredo GA, Barela AMF, Bonnet CT, Barela JA. Haptic Information Improvement on Postural Sway is Information-Dependent But Not Influenced by Cognitive Task. J Mot Behav 2022; 54:515-522. [PMID: 35104435 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2022.2030667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Young adults reduce their sway in both light touch (LT) and anchor systems (AS), however, the cognitive involvement in these tasks is unknown. This study investigated postural control in young adults standing upright using either LT or AS, concomitantly with a cognitive task (counting). Nine adults (26 ± 7.4 years) stood in the upright tandem stance with eyes closed, with/without LT, AS (force <2 N), and a cognitive task. The mean sway amplitude of the trunk, right wrist, and shoulder ellipse area, as well as the mean force during LT and AS were obtained. The cognitive task did not influence the magnitude of trunk sway or the mean force in the LT and AS conditions. The trunk sway magnitude was reduced in the AS and even further in LT. Wrist and shoulder variability was larger in the AS than in the LT. Based on these results, we conclude that enhanced sensory cues provided by LT and AS reduce trunk sway with little or no attentional demands.
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, CNRS, UMR 9193, Univ. Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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Medeiros RCDSCD, Silva RGD, Medeiros RMV, Goes CJDD, Medeiros JAD, Santos IKD, Wilde P, Barela JA, Cabral BGDAT, Dantas PMS. Performance of postural balance in children and adolescents living with and without HIV. Gait Posture 2022; 91:42-47. [PMID: 34634615 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.09.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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RESEARCH QUESTION The present study aimed to compare the postural control of children and adolescents with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). METHODS A total of 32 children and adolescents (18 with HIV and 14 without) of both sexes, aged 6-18 years, were included in the present study. Participants in the HIV + group were infected through vertical transmission and received antiretroviral therapy. Participants maintained an erect, bipedal posture in the following conditions: with vision, without vision, and on a foam base. RESULTS Concerning the evaluation of time variables, higher values were observed in the HIV + group for mean anterior-posterior (AP) velocity, mean medial-lateral (ML) velocity, AP perimeter (p = 0.001), and ML perimeter (p = 0.001). Concerning the evaluation of conditions, a difference was observed in the mean AP mean sway amplitude (MSA) (p = 0.039), as the AP MSA was lower with vision than without vision or with foam. Concerning the evaluation of spectral domain variables, higher values were observed in the HIV+ group for the predominant ML frequency (p = 0.04) and mean AP (p = 0.001) and ML frequencies (p = 0.001). Regarding the evaluation of conditions, a difference was found only in the predominant AP frequency (p = 0.001). Higher values were found in the closed eye condition than in with foam (Δ = +103 %). CONCLUSION The results of the present study indicated that children and adolescents living with HIV have poorer postural control performance than those without HIV.
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- Rafaela Catherine da Silva Cunha de Medeiros
- Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil; Department of Physical Education, State University of Rio Grande do Norte, Mossoró, 59600-000, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil
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- Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil
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- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil; Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil; Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 59078-970, Brazil.
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Ratcliffe N, Greenfield K, Ropar D, Howard EM, Newport R. The Relative Contributions of Visual and Proprioceptive Inputs on Hand Localization in Early Childhood. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:702519. [PMID: 34737692 PMCID: PMC8562564 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.702519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Forming an accurate representation of the body relies on the integration of information from multiple sensory inputs. Both vision and proprioception are important for body localization. Whilst adults have been shown to integrate these sources in an optimal fashion, few studies have investigated how children integrate visual and proprioceptive information when localizing the body. The current study used a mediated reality device called MIRAGE to explore how the brain weighs visual and proprioceptive information in a hand localization task across early childhood. Sixty-four children aged 4–11 years estimated the position of their index finger after viewing congruent or incongruent visuo-proprioceptive information regarding hand position. A developmental trajectory analysis was carried out to explore the effect of age on condition. An age effect was only found in the incongruent condition which resulted in greater mislocalization of the hand toward the visual representation as age increased. Estimates by younger children were closer to the true location of the hand compared to those by older children indicating less weighting of visual information. Regression analyses showed localizations errors in the incongruent seen condition could not be explained by proprioceptive accuracy or by general attention or social differences. This suggests that the way in which visual and proprioceptive information are integrated optimizes throughout development, with the bias toward visual information increasing with age.
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- Natasha Ratcliffe
- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.,School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.,School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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Cheung TCK, Schmuckler MA. Multisensory postural control in adults: Variation in visual, haptic, and proprioceptive inputs. Hum Mov Sci 2021; 79:102845. [PMID: 34358881 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2021.102845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Maintaining balance is fundamentally a multisensory process, with visual, haptic, and proprioceptive information all playing an important role in postural control. The current project examined the interaction between such sensory inputs, manipulating visual (presence versus absence), haptic (presence versus absence of contact with a stable or unstable finger support surface), and proprioceptive (varying stance widths, including shoulder width stance, Chaplin [heels together, feet splayed at approximately 60°] stance, feet together stance, and tandem stance) information. Analyses of mean velocity of the Centre of Pressure (CoP) revealed significant interactions between these factors, with stability gains observed as a function of increasing sensory information (e.g., visual, haptic, visual + haptic), although the nature of these gains was modulated by the proprioceptive information and the reliability of the haptic support surface (i.e., unstable versus stable finger supports). Subsequent analyses on individual difference parameters (e.g., height, leg length, weight, and areas of base of support) revealed that these variables were significantly related to postural measures across experimental conditions. These findings are discussed relative to their implications for multisensory postural control, and with respect to inverted pendulum models of balance. (185 words).
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García-Liñeira J, Leirós-Rodríguez R, Romo-Pérez V, García-Soidán JL. Sex differences in postural control under unstable conditions in schoolchildren with accelerometric assessment. Gait Posture 2021; 87:81-86. [PMID: 33894466 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the effects of balance training on unstable surfaces have been widely studied, the impact of exposure to an unstable surface in static balance throughout childhood has not been described to date. RESEARCH QUESTION How does postural stability vary between sexes in children 6-12 years of age during single leg static support on unstable surface? What are the normative values of centre of mass acceleration in the mentioned age range during such test? Is the postural stability on an unstable surface in the postural control of children aged 6-12 years during static single-leg stance. Secondarily, the normative acceleration values of the gravity centre, recorded during such tests and throughout the mentioned age range, were also provided. METHODS Descriptive, transversal study conducted with a total of 316 school children (girls = 158). The analysed variables were the mean and maximum values obtained in each of the three body axes and their root mean square during static single-leg support test on an unstable surface (a mat). FINDINGS Accelerations decreased in magnitude with the increasing age of the participants. The highest accelerometric values were recorded in the medio-lateral axis in both sexes and throughout the entire age range studied. Between sexes, the greatest differences were obtained between 8 and 11 year-olds. The regression models revealed significant values about the influence of sex on the accelerometric variables (girls were more likely to obtain less accelerations in postural adjustments with increasing age). INTERPRETATION Boys depend more on somatoaesthetic information, whereas girls would use more visual and vestibular information. In the age range of 8-11 years, the postural control system is significantly different between sexes regarding the hierarchy of the efferent information of the available postural control subsystems. Moreover, the reactions of straightening and postural control on single-leg stance are, fundamentally, flexion-extension movements.
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- Jesús García-Liñeira
- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universitdade de Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n., 36005, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- SALBIS Research Group. Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing and Physical Therapy Department. Universidad de León, Astorga Ave. 15, 24401, Ponferrada, Spain.
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- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n., 36005, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n., 36005, Pontevedra, Spain.
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Busquets A, Ferrer-Uris B, Angulo-Barroso R, Federolf P. Gymnastics Experience Enhances the Development of Bipedal-Stance Multi-Segmental Coordination and Control During Proprioceptive Reweighting. Front Psychol 2021; 12:661312. [PMID: 33935920 PMCID: PMC8081832 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.661312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Performance and control of upright bipedal posture requires a constant and dynamic integration of relative contributions of different sensory inputs (i. e., sensory reweighting) to enable effective adaptations as individuals face environmental changes and perturbations. Children with gymnastic experience showed balance performance closer to that of adults during and after proprioceptive alteration than children without gymnastic experience when their center of pressure (COP) was analyzed. However, a particular COP sway can be achieved through performing and coordinating different postural movements. The aim of this study was to assess how children and adults of different gymnastic experience perform and control postural movements while they have to adjust balance during and after bilateral tendon vibration. All participants were equipped with spherical markers attached to their skin and two vibrators strapped over the Achilles tendons. Bipedal stance was performed in three 45-s trials in two visual conditions (eyes open, EO, and eyes closed, EC) ordered randomly in which vibration lasted 10 s. Posture movements were analyzed by a principal component analysis (PCA) calculated on normalized and weighted markers coordinates. The relative standard deviation of each principal movement component (principal position, PP-rSTD) quantified its contribution to the whole postural movements, i.e., quantified the coordinative structure. The first (principal velocities, PV-rSTD) and second (principal accelerations, PA-rSTD) time-derivatives characterized the rate-dependent sensory information associated with and the neuromuscular control of the postural movements, respectively. Children without gymnastic experience showed a different postural coordinative structure and different sensory-motor control characteristics. They used less ankle movements in the anterior-posterior direction but increased ankle movements in medio-lateral direction, presented larger hip and trunk velocities, and exhibited more hip actions. Gymnastic experience during childhood seemed to benefit the development of proprioceptive reweighting processes in children, leading to a more mature form of coordinating and controlling posture similarly to adults.
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- Albert Busquets
- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Northridge, CA, United States
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- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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Even for a stereotyped task, sensorimotor behavior is generally variable due to noise, redundancy, adaptability, learning or plasticity. The sources and significance of different kinds of behavioral variability have attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, the idea that part of this variability depends on unique individual strategies has been explored to a lesser extent. In particular, the notion of style recurs infrequently in the literature on sensorimotor behavior. In general use, style refers to a distinctive manner or custom of behaving oneself or of doing something, especially one that is typical of a person, group of people, place, context, or period. The application of the term to the domain of perceptual and motor phenomenology opens new perspectives on the nature of behavioral variability, perspectives that are complementary to those typically considered in the studies of sensorimotor variability. In particular, the concept of style may help toward the development of personalised physiology and medicine by providing markers of individual behaviour and response to different stimuli or treatments. Here, we cover some potential applications of the concept of perceptual-motor style to different areas of neuroscience, both in the healthy and the diseased. We prefer to be as general as possible in the types of applications we consider, even at the expense of running the risk of encompassing loosely related studies, given the relative novelty of the introduction of the term perceptual-motor style in neurosciences.
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- Pierre-Paul Vidal
- CNRS, SSA, ENS Paris Saclay, Université de Paris, Centre Borelli, 75005 Paris, France
- Institute of Information and Control, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Center of Space Biomedicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, Santa Lucia Foundation IRCCS, 00179 Rome, Italy
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García-Liñeira J, Leirós-Rodríguez R, Chinchilla-Minguet JL, García-Soidán JL. Influence of Visual Information and Sex on Postural Control in Children Aged 6-12 Years Assessed with Accelerometric Technology. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11040637. [PMID: 33916076 PMCID: PMC8067225 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11040637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The performance of postural control is believed to be linked to how children use available sensory stimuli to produce adequate muscular activation. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to thoroughly explore postural stability under normal conditions and without visual information in postural control in children aged 6–12 years during static single-leg support. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 316 children (girls = 158). The analyzed variables were the mean and maximum values obtained in each of the three body axes and their root mean square during two static single-leg support tests: one with eyes open and one with eyes closed. Girls showed lower magnitudes in the recorded accelerations at all ages and in all the variables of both tests. Accelerations during the tests showed progressively lower values from 6 to 12 years of age. The sex had a significant influence on the magnitude obtained in the accelerations recorded during the tests. Improvements in balance with increasing age were greater with visual information than without visual information. The tests of single-leg support showed preferential sensorimotor strategies in boys and girls: boys tend to rely more on visual inputs, and girls process somesthetic information in a preferential way.
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- Jesús García-Liñeira
- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Campus a Xunqueira, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain; (J.G.-L.); (J.L.G.-S.)
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- SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, Ave. Astorga, 15, 24401 Ponferrada, Spain
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- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Campus a Xunqueira, University of Vigo, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain; (J.G.-L.); (J.L.G.-S.)
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Opala-Berdzik A, Głowacka M, Juras G. Postural sway in young female artistic and acrobatic gymnasts according to training experience and anthropometric characteristics. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2021; 13:11. [PMID: 33579356 PMCID: PMC7881629 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-021-00236-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gymnastics training enhances the development of postural control in children and adolescents. In competitive gymnastics, the training regimen is specific to the given gymnastic discipline and is usually followed from the early years of practicing. This study aimed to determine whether postural steadiness differed between young gymnasts practicing two distinct disciplines, and whether it was related to the duration of their training experience, age, and their anthropometric characteristics. METHODS Thirty 10-13-year-old females ̶ ten artistic gymnasts, ten acrobatic gymnasts (training as "tops"), and ten non-athletes ̶ were examined during 60-s quiet standing trials on a force platform with the eyes open and closed. Their postural sway was represented by directional components of centre of foot pressure mean velocity. Mann-Whitney U, Wilcoxon and Spearman's ρ tests were used for analyses. RESULTS Anterior-posterior and medial-lateral centre of foot pressure mean velocities were not different between the artistic and acrobatic gymnasts (p > 0.05). In the artistic gymnasts, the duration of training experience, age, body height, body mass, and maturity offset were negatively correlated with the anterior-posterior centre of foot pressure mean velocity under eyes-open conditions. The acrobatic gymnasts' body mass and BMI percentiles were negatively correlated with their anterior-posterior and medial-lateral centre of foot pressure mean velocities under both visual conditions (r ranged from - 0.64 to - 0.93; p < 0.05). The non-athletes' centre of foot pressure mean velocities were non-significantly correlated with their age and anthropometric measures under both visual conditions (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The artistic gymnasts' longer training experience, greater age, body height, body mass, and biological maturity were associated with better anterior-posterior postural steadiness when vision was available; the acrobatic gymnasts' greater body mass and BMI percentiles were associated with better overall postural steadiness regardless of visual conditions. Relationships were observed between postural steadiness and discipline-specific training experience and anthropometric characteristics; however, causes and effects were not proven.
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- Agnieszka Opala-Berdzik
- Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy in Internal Diseases, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, Department of Individual Sports, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065, Katowice, Poland
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- Institute of Sport Sciences, Department of Human Motor Behavior, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065, Katowice, Poland
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The aim of this study was to determine whether young adolescent female artistic gymnasts demonstrate better functional stability than age- and sex-matched non-athletes. Different characteristics of the gymnasts’ postural control were expected to be observed. Twenty-two 10- to 13-year-old healthy females (ten national-level artistic gymnasts and twelve non-athletes) participated in the study. To assess their forward functional stability, the 30-s limit of stability test was performed on a force plate. The test consisted of three phases: quiet standing, transition to maximal forward leaning, and standing in the maximal forward leaning position. Between-group comparisons of the directional subcomponents of the root mean squares and mean velocities of the center of pressure and rambling-trembling displacements in two phases (quiet standing and standing in maximal leaning) were conducted. Moreover, anterior stability limits were compared. During standing in maximal forward leaning, there were no differences in the center of pressure and rambling measures between gymnasts and non-athletes (p > 0.05). The values of trembling measures in both anterior-posterior and medial-lateral directions were significantly lower in gymnasts (p < 0.05). Both groups presented similar values for anterior stability limits (p > 0.05). The comparisons of rambling components may suggest a similar supraspinal control of standing in the maximal leaning position between gymnasts and healthy non-athletes. However, decreased trembling in gymnasts may indicate reduced noise in their postural control system possibly due to superior control processes at the spinal level. The anterior stability limit was not influenced by gymnastics training in female adolescents.
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Stania M, Sarat-Spek A, Blacha T, Kazek B, Juras A, Słomka KJ, Juras G, Emich-Widera E. Rambling-trembling analysis of postural control in children aged 3-6 years diagnosed with developmental delay during infancy. Gait Posture 2020; 82:273-280. [PMID: 32992099 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Preschool age is fundamental for the development of gross motor skills. Timely detection of postural stability deficits using objective methods would facilitate early implementation of therapeutic strategies. RESEARCH QUESTION What are the age- and gender-related differences in postural control between preschool children diagnosed with developmental delay in their first year of life and children with typical development? METHODS The study group consisted of 59 children diagnosed with developmental delay during infancy, who had received physiotherapy in the first year of their life for disorders of postural control and prone locomotion as well as abnormal distribution and magnitude of postural tone. The control group comprised 66 nursery school children with typical development and no history of postural control or movement deficits and no physiotherapy interventions in the first year of their life. The study and control groups were subdivided into four subgroups based on age (3-4 years, 5-6 years) and gender (boys, girls). The data were collected during quiet standing using a force plate. Three 30-second trials were recorded. Stabilographic recordings were analysed using the rambling-trembling approach. RESULTS Three-way ANOVA revealed a gender effect on all measured variables (p < 0.05). The Tukey HSD (honest significant difference) post-hoc test showed that some of the values of sway range and mean velocity of COP, rambling and trembling in sagittal and frontal plane were significantly greater in control boys aged 3-4 years compared to other subgroups (p < 0.05). SIGNIFICANCE Long-term postural control monitoring by a pediatrician and/or physiotherapist seems justified and not only in children with a history of infantile developmental delay but also in their healthy peers, especially boys.
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- Magdalena Stania
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Institute of Sport Sciences, Mikołowska 72A, 40-065, Katowice, Poland.
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- The Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 6 of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, The John Paul II Upper Silesia Child Health Centre, Medyków 16, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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- The Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 6 of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, The John Paul II Upper Silesia Child Health Centre, Medyków 16, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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- Persevere - Child Development Support Center, Kępowa 56, 40-583, Katowice, Poland
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- Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Institute of Sport Sciences, Mikołowska 72A, 40-065, Katowice, Poland
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- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Institute of Sport Sciences, Mikołowska 72A, 40-065, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Medical University of Silesia, Medyków 18, 40-752, Katowice, Poland
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Motor functions. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2020. [PMID: 32958171 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-64150-2.00015-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Motor development includes the evolution from reflexive to voluntary and goal-directed motor actions. These motor actions are never performed in isolation but always in a varying physical environment, often requiring object and social interaction. For a child to function within this context, they require the ability to demonstrate skillful, efficient, and voluntary postures and movement patterns. Furthermore, these movement patterns or motor skills need to be performed in interaction with the environment and in response to diverse stimuli, an ability that is defined as praxis. In this chapter, definitions are provided for the different components of motor function, motor skills, and praxis. The close interaction between perception, cognition, and (motor) action is discussed. Furthermore, crucial periods of typical development of motor and praxis abilities are highlighted, by means of the metaphorical "mountain of motor development," that is rooted in the dynamic systems perspective on motor development, as a starting point. The chapter ends with a discussion on the evaluation of motor function and praxis, highlighting benefits, and possible pitfalls.
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Pierret J, Beyaert C, Paysant J, Caudron S. How do children aged 6 to 11 stabilize themselves on an unstable sitting device? The progressive development of axial segment control. Hum Mov Sci 2020; 71:102624. [PMID: 32452427 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2020.102624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Postural control continues to develop during middle childhood as shown by the decrease in body sway in stance between the ages of 5 and 11. Although head and trunk control is crucial for balance control during both static and dynamic activities, evaluating its specific development and its contribution to overall postural control is methodologically challenging. Here, we used an unstable sitting device adapted to ensure that only the axial segments could control the balance of the device and thus the balance of the upper body. This study aimed to assess the development of the postural stabilization of axial body segments during middle childhood. Thirty-six children (in three age groups: 6-7yo, 8-9yo, and 10-11yo) and 11 adults sat on the unstable sitting device and had to stabilize their axial segments under several conditions: a moderate vs. high level of balance challenge, and eyes open vs. eyes closed. Upper-body postural sway (area, mean velocity and root mean square (RMS) of the center of pressure (CoP) displacement) decreased progressively with age (6-7yo > 8-9yo > 10-11yo > adults), and this effect was accentuated when the balance challenge was high (for CoP area) or in the "eyes closed" condition (for CoP area and RMS). The stabilization strategies were assessed by anchoring indexes computed from three-dimensional kinematics. A progressive shift was showed, from an "en bloc" pattern at 6-7 years of age toward a more articulated (i.e. adult-like) pattern at 10-11. A head-on-space stabilization strategy first emerged at the age of 8-9. Middle childhood is an important period for the development of axial segment stabilization, which continues to mature until adulthood. This development might be related to the introduction and progressive mastery of feedforward sensorimotor processes and might contribute strongly to the development of overall postural control.
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- Jonathan Pierret
- Université de Lorraine, DevAH (EA3450 Développement, Adaptation & Handicap), F-54000 Nancy, France.
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- Université de Lorraine, DevAH (EA3450 Développement, Adaptation & Handicap), F-54000 Nancy, France; Institut Régional de Réadaptation, Ugecam du Nord-Est, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, DevAH (EA3450 Développement, Adaptation & Handicap), F-54000 Nancy, France; Institut Régional de Réadaptation, Ugecam du Nord-Est, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, DevAH (EA3450 Développement, Adaptation & Handicap), F-54000 Nancy, France
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Caccese JB, Santos FV, Yamaguchi F, Jeka JJ. Age of First Exposure to Soccer Heading and Sensory Reweighting for Upright Stance. Int J Sports Med 2020; 41:616-627. [PMID: 32365387 DOI: 10.1055/a-1141-3553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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US Soccer eliminated soccer heading for youth players ages 10 years and younger and limited soccer heading for children ages 11-13 years. Limited empirical evidence associates soccer heading during early adolescence with medium-to-long-term behavioral deficits. The purpose of this study was to compare sensory reweighting for upright stance between college-aged soccer players who began soccer heading ages 10 years and younger (AFE ≤ 10) and those who began soccer heading after age 10 (AFE > 10). Thirty soccer players self-reported age of first exposure (AFE) to soccer heading. Sensory reweighting was compared between AFE ≤ 10 and AFE > 10. To evaluate sensory reweighting, we simultaneously perturbed upright stance with visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive stimulation. The visual stimulus was presented at two different amplitudes to measure the change in gain to vision, an intra-modal effect; and change in gain to galvanic vestibular stimulus (GVS) and vibration, both inter-modal effects. There were no differences in gain to vision (p=0.857, η2=0.001), GVS (p=0.971, η2=0.000), or vibration (p=0.974, η2=0.000) between groups. There were no differences in sensory reweighting for upright stance between AFE ≤ 10 and AFE > 10, suggesting that soccer heading during early adolescence is not associated with balance deficits in college-aged soccer players, notwithstanding potential deficits in other markers of neurological function.
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- Jaclyn B Caccese
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, United States
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- College of Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, United States
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- College of Health Sciences, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, University of Delaware, Newark, United States
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Wachholz F, Tiribello F, Mohr M, van Andel S, Federolf P. Adolescent Awkwardness: Alterations in Temporal Control Characteristics of Posture with Maturation and the Relation to Movement Exploration. Brain Sci 2020; 10:E216. [PMID: 32260555 PMCID: PMC7226109 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10040216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2020] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A phenomenon called adolescent awkwardness is believed to alter motor control, but underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. Since adolescents undergo neurological and anthropometrical changes during this developmental phase, we hypothesized that adolescents control their movements less tightly and use a different coordinative structure compared to adults. Moreover, we tested if emerging differences were driven by body height alterations between age groups. Using 39 reflective markers, postural movements during tandem stance with eyes open and eyes closed of 12 adolescents (height 168.1 ± 8.8 cm) and 14 adults were measured, in which 9 adults were smaller or equal than 180 cm (177.9 ± 3.0 cm) and 5 taller or equal than 190 cm (192.0 ± 2.5 cm). A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to extract the first nine principal movement components (PMk). The contribution of each PMk to the overall balancing movement was determined according to their relative variance share (rVARk) and tightness of motor control was examined using the number of times that the acceleration of each PMk changed direction (Nk). Results in rVARk did not show significant differences in coordinative structure between adolescents and adults, but Nk revealed that adolescents seem to control their movements less tightly in higher-order PMk, arguably due to slower processing times and missing automatization of postural control or potential increases in exploration. Body height was found to not cause motor control differences between age groups.
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- Felix Wachholz
- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria (M.M.); (S.v.A.); (P.F.)
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Razuk M, Lukasova K, Bucci MP, Barela JA. Dyslexic children need more robust information to resolve conflicting sensory situations. DYSLEXIA (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2020; 26:52-66. [PMID: 31680390 DOI: 10.1002/dys.1641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The study involved investigating dyslexic children's postural control responses when visual and somatosensory cues were separately manipulated. Twenty dyslexic and 19 nondyslexic children performed a trial by standing upright inside a moving room and another by lightly touching a moving bar. Both trials lasted 240 s with the following three different stimulus characteristics: low (pretransition), high (transition), and low amplitude (posttransition). Body sway magnitude and the relationship between the movement of the room/bar surface and body sway were examined. When compared to nondyslexic children, dyslexic children oscillated with higher magnitude in the transition and posttransition under visual and somatosensory manipulation; their sway was more influenced by visual manipulation in the transition and posttransition, and they used higher applied force levels in the somatosensory modality in all conditions. The results suggest that dyslexic children could not efficiently reweight visual cues when compared to nondyslexic children. The same was not observed in the somatosensory cues when dyslexic children reduced the influence of the somatosensory stimulus. The proper use of somatosensory information was related to stronger acquired cues and higher applied forces as observed for dyslexic children. Dyslexic children experience difficulties in dynamically reweighting sensory cues although these types of difficulties are overcome when more informative sensory cues are provided.
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- Milena Razuk
- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computing and Cognition, Federal University of ABC, São Paulo, Brazil
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- UMR 1141 Inserm, Hôpital Robert Debré, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Schmuckler MA, Tang A. Multisensory factors in postural control: Varieties of visual and haptic effects. Gait Posture 2019; 71:87-91. [PMID: 31022659 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Background Previous work on balance control in children and adults highlights the importance of multisensory information. Work in this vein has examined two principal input sources - the role of visual and haptic information on balance. Recent work has explored the impact of a different form of haptic input - object holding - on balance in young infants. Research question This experiment examined the impact of simultaneous visual input and haptic input on balance in children and adults, employing two novel forms of haptic input. Methods Static balance was measured in 3-5 year olds, 7-9 year olds, and young adults, in the presence of all possible combinations of manipulated visual input (eyes open, eyes closed) and haptic input (no touch, object hold, touch an unstable support, touch a stable support). Results Analysis of postural stability (mean velocity) indicated that stability was influenced by visual input, haptic input, and age group. For visual input stability increased in eyes open versus eyes closed conditions. For haptic input, stability systematically increased with increasing levels of fixed haptic input (e.g., no touch, object hold, unstable touch, stable touch). Stability also increased as a function of increasing age group. There were no interactions between the factors. Significance The finding that the two novel forms of haptic input - object hold and touch with an unstable support surface - increased stability relative to no touch input, but not as much as touch with a stable support, indicates that children use haptic information in a self-referential fashion for controlling posture. The failure to observe any interactions between visual and haptic inputs with age suggests that multisensory processing is generally additive across development, and has implications for the occurrence of sensory weighting across developmental epochs.
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- University of Maryland, College Park, United States
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Bustillo-Casero P, Cebrian-Bou S, Cruz-Montecinos C, Pardo A, García-Massó X. Effects of A Dual-Task Intervention in Postural Control and Cognitive Performance in Adolescents. J Mot Behav 2019; 52:187-195. [DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2019.1600467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Pilar Bustillo-Casero
- Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Laboratory of Biomechanics and Kinesiology, San José Hospital, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Physical and Sports Education, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Human Movement Analysis Group, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Schedler S, Kiss R, Muehlbauer T. Age and sex differences in human balance performance from 6-18 years of age: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214434. [PMID: 30964877 PMCID: PMC6456289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background The process of growing leads to inter-individual differences in the timing of growth, maturational, and developmental processes during childhood and adolescence, also affecting balance performance in youth. However, differences in balance performance by age and sex in youth have not been systematically investigated yet. Objective The objective of the present study was to characterize and quantify age- and sex-related differences in balance performance in healthy youth. Methods A computerized systematic literature search was performed in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus. To be applicable for analysis, studies had to report at least one measure of static steady-state, dynamic steady-state, proactive or reactive balance in healthy children (6–12 years) and/or adolescents (13–18 years). Coding of the studies was done according to the following criteria: age, sex, and balance outcome. Study quality was assessed using the Appraisal tool for Cross-Sectional Studies. Weighted standardized mean differences were calculated and classified according to their magnitude. Results Twenty-one studies examined age-related differences in balance performance. A large effect for measures of static steady-state balance (SMDba = 1.20) and small effects for proxies of dynamic steady-state (SMDba = 0.26) and proactive balance (SMDba = 0.28) were found; all in favor of adolescents. Twenty-five studies investigated sex-related differences in balance performance. A small-sized effect was observed for static steady-state balance (SMDbs = 0.33) in favor of girls and for dynamic steady-state (SMDbs -0.02) and proactive balance (SMDbs = -0.15) in favor of boys. Due to a lack of studies, no analysis for measures of reactive balance was performed. Conclusions Our systematic review and meta-analysis revealed better balance performances in adolescents compared to children, irrespective of the measure considered. Sex-related differences were inconsistent. These findings may have implications for example in terms of trainability of balance in youth that should be investigated in future studies.
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- Simon Schedler
- Division of Movement and Training Sciences/Biomechanics of Sport, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Health and Social Affairs, FHM Bielefeld—University of Applied Sciences, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Division of Movement and Training Sciences/Biomechanics of Sport, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Berger SE, Harbourne RT, Arman F, Sonsini J. Balancing act(ion): Attentional and postural control strategies predict extent of infants’ perseveration in a sitting and reaching task. COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Development of postural stability limits: Anteroposterior and mediolateral postural adjustment mechanisms do not follow the same maturation process. Hum Mov Sci 2019; 63:164-171. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kyvelidou A, Stergiou N. Visual and somatosensory contributions to infant sitting postural control. Somatosens Mot Res 2018; 35:240-246. [PMID: 30592428 DOI: 10.1080/08990220.2018.1551203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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There are a limited number of studies that have investigated sitting posture during infancy and the contribution of the sensory systems. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of altered visual and somatosensory signals on infant sitting postural control. Thirteen infants (mean age ± SD, 259.69 ± 16.88 days) participated in the study. Initially, a single physical therapist performed the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale to determine typical motor development. Then the child was placed onto a force platform under four randomized conditions: (a) Control (C) - sat independently on the force plate, (b) Somatosensory (SS) - Sat independently on a foam pad (low density), (c) Visual (VS) - sat independently on the force plate while the lights were turned off creating dim lighting, and (d) Combination of b and c (NVSS). Center of pressure (COP) data from both the anterior-posterior (AP) and the medial-lateral (ML) directions were acquired through the Vicon software at 240 Hz. The lights off conditions, both VS and NVSS, lead to increased Root Mean Square (RMS) and Range values in the AP direction, as well as increased Lyapunov Exponent (LyE) values in the ML direction. Altered visual information lead to greater disturbances of sitting postural control in typically developing infants than altered somatosensory information. The lights off conditions (VS and NVSS), unveiled different control mechanisms for AP and ML direction during sitting. Thus, the present findings confirm the dominance of vision during the early acquisition of a new postural accomplishment.
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- b Division of Biomechanics and Research Development and Department of Biomechanics , University of Nebraska at Omaha , Omaha , NE , USA.,c Department of Environmental Agricultural and Occupational Health , University of Nebraska Medical Center , Omaha , NE , USA
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Vieira APB, Carvalho RP, Barela AMF, Barela JA. Infants' Age and Walking Experience Shapes Perception-Action Coupling When Crossing Obstacles. Percept Mot Skills 2018; 126:185-201. [PMID: 30587094 DOI: 10.1177/0031512518820791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study examined the effects of age and walking experience on infants' ability to step over an obstacle. We videotaped 30 infants with one (mean [ M] age = 12.6 months), three ( M age = 14.7 months), and six months ( M age = 17.7 months) of walking experience walking on a pathway with and without an obstacle. We found a shorter stride and slower velocity for infants with one month of walking experience and for the walking condition with an obstacle than for other experience groups or for walking without an obstacle. Across all groups, the horizontal distance between an infant's foot and the obstacle was larger for the trailing leg than for the leading leg. The vertical distance for both legs was similar among 1-month walkers, increased for 3-month walkers, and was similar for the trailing leg of the 6-month walker group. The percentage of the interlimb coordination relative phase for the leading limb was smaller for 3- and 6-month walker groups. In conclusion, age and walking experience contribute to improving coupling between sensory information and motor action and to organization for stepping over an obstacle in infants.
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- Ana P B Vieira
- 1 Department of Physiotherapy, Vila Velha University, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Human Movement Science, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- 3 Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 3 Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil.,4 Department of Physical Education, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Barela AM, Caporicci S, de Freitas PB, Jeka JJ, Barela JA. Light touch compensates peripheral somatosensory degradation in postural control of older adults. Hum Mov Sci 2018; 60:122-130. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Busquets A, Aranda-Garcia S, Ferrer-Uris B, Marina M, Angulo-Barroso R. Age and gymnastic experience effects on sensory reweighting processes during quiet stand. Gait Posture 2018; 63:177-183. [PMID: 29763813 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The relative contribution of sensory inputs to control balance while standing is dynamically adjusted. These sensory reweighting processes could be impacted by age and sport expertise capabilities, especially when the sport emphasizes equilibrium like artistic gymnastics. RESEARCH QUESTION The aim of this study was to explore the sensory reweighting processes to adjust standing posture in children and adults with different gymnastic expertise (gymnasts, G, and non-gymnast, NG). METHODS All participants were asked to stand quietly on a force plate in two visual conditions (eyes open, EO, and eyes closed, EC). Within a trial, proprioception was altered with two vibrators strapped at the Achilles tendon level. The center of pressure (COP) displacements in the anterior-posterior and medio-lateral directions were calculated and normalized by the base of support. The effect of vibration application was characterized by the COP speed, maximal posterior displacement and the time when it occurred. The effect of vibration removal was depicted by the time between the motor switched off and the achievement of balance values similar to baseline and the COP speed and movement units performed during this time. RESULTS G children presented shorter posterior displacement during vibrations, needed less time to recover initial balance, and produced less movements units than NG children. In general, adults and EO showed better reweighting responses than children and EC, respectively. SIGNIFICANCE These results suggest that age could have a positive effect on reweighting processes and that gymnastic experience may benefit the development of proprioceptive reweighting processes in children but not in adults.
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- Albert Busquets
- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, University of Barcelona, Av. de l'Estadi 12-22, 08038 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, University of Barcelona, Av. de l'Estadi 12-22, 08038 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, University of Barcelona, Av. de l'Estadi 12-22, 08038 Barcelona, Spain; School of Health Science, TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme, University Pompeu Fabra, Av. Ernest Lluch, 32, 08302 Mataró, Spain.
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, University of Barcelona, Av. de l'Estadi 12-22, 08038 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya, University of Barcelona, Av. de l'Estadi 12-22, 08038 Barcelona, Spain; Kinesiology, California State University, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330, United States.
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Schmuckler MA. Postural response to predictable and nonpredictable visual flow in children and adults. J Exp Child Psychol 2017; 163:32-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Goulème N, Villeneuve P, Gérard CL, Bucci MP. Influence of both cutaneous input from the foot soles and visual information on the control of postural stability in dyslexic children. Gait Posture 2017; 56:141-146. [PMID: 28544952 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2016] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Dyslexic children show impaired in postural stability. The aim of our study was to test the influence of foot soles and visual information on the postural control of dyslexic children, compared to non-dyslexic children. Postural stability was evaluated with TechnoConcept® platform in twenty-four dyslexic children (mean age: 9.3±0.29years) and in twenty-four non-dyslexic children, gender- and age-matched, in two postural conditions (with and without foam: a 4-mm foam was put under their feet or not) and in two visual conditions (eyes open and eyes closed). We measured the surface area, the length and the mean velocity of the center of pressure (CoP). Moreover, we calculated the Romberg Quotient (RQ). Our results showed that the surface area, length and mean velocity of the CoP were significantly greater in the dyslexic children compared to the non-dyslexic children, particularly with foam and eyes closed. Furthermore, the RQ was significantly smaller in the dyslexic children and significantly greater without foam than with foam. All these findings suggest that dyslexic children are not able to compensate with other available inputs when sensorial inputs are less informative (with foam, or eyes closed), which results in poor postural stability. We suggest that the impairment of the cerebellar integration of all the sensorial inputs is responsible for the postural deficits observed in dyslexic children.
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- Nathalie Goulème
- UMR 1141 Inserm - Université Paris Diderot, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Posturelab 20, rue du rendez-vous 75012, Paris, France.
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France
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- UMR 1141 Inserm - Université Paris Diderot, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France
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Gomes MM, Moraes R, Barela JA. Coupling between visual information and body sway in adults with Down syndrome. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2016; 58:9-19. [PMID: 27587352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prior studies suggest that infants with Down syndrome (DS) need more experience to acquire a similar relationship between visual information and body sway than infants without DS. However, it is unclear how adults with DS deal with visual information to control posture. AIM To examine the coupling between visual information and body sway in adults with DS. METHODS Twenty adults with DS (25.8±4.0years) and twenty age- and sex-matched controls (25.6±4.0years) stood upright inside a "moving room" in two experimental conditions: continuous (room oscillated continuously at 0.1, 0.2, and 0.5Hz) and discrete (room moved forward or backward for a brief moment). Tridimensional body sway and moving room displacement data were registered. RESULTS Individuals with DS coupled their body sway to the imposed visual stimulus, but showed higher position variability at frequencies other than the frequency of room movement (0.48cm) and lower coherence (0.80) than controls (0.40cm and 0.90, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Adults with DS were able to couple to the visual cue, but with differences in terms of the scaling of postural responses to spatial parameters of the visual stimulus.
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- Matheus Machado Gomes
- School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, EEFERP-USP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, EEFERP-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, Brazil; Institute of Bioscience, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, Brazil
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Attentional artifacts in sensorimotor coupling in the postural control of young adults. Exp Brain Res 2016; 234:3641-3647. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-016-4762-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Godoi D, Barela JA. Optical Flow Structure Effects in Children's Postural Control. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158416. [PMID: 27352305 PMCID: PMC4924865 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of distance and optic flow structure on visual information and body sway coupling in children and young adults. Thirty children (from 4 to 12 years of age) and 10 young adults stood upright inside of a moving room oscillating at 0.2 Hz, at 0.25 and 1.5 m from the front wall, and under three optical flow conditions (global, central, and peripheral). Effect of distance and optic flow structure on the coupling of visual information and body sway is age-dependent, with 4-year-olds being more affected at 0.25 m distance than older children and adults are. No such difference was observed at 1.5 m from the front wall. Moreover, 4-year-olds' sway was larger and displayed higher variability. These results suggest that despite being able to accommodate change resulting from varying optic flow conditions, young children have difficulty in dodging stronger visual stimuli. Lastly, difference in sway performance may be due to immature inter-modality sensory reweighting.
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- Daniela Godoi
- Department of Physical Education, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University (UNICSUL), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Physical Education, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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Chen LC, Jeka J, Clark JE. Development of adaptive sensorimotor control in infant sitting posture. Gait Posture 2016; 45:157-63. [PMID: 26979899 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A reliable and adaptive relationship between action and perception is necessary for postural control. Our understanding of how this adaptive sensorimotor control develops during infancy is very limited. This study examines the dynamic visual-postural relationship during early development. Twenty healthy infants were divided into 4 developmental groups (each n=5): sitting onset, standing alone, walking onset, and 1-year post-walking. During the experiment, the infant sat independently in a virtual moving-room in which anterior-posterior oscillations of visual motion were presented using a sum-of-sines technique with five input frequencies (from 0.12 to 1.24 Hz). Infants were tested in five conditions that varied in the amplitude of visual motion (from 0 to 8.64 cm). Gain and phase responses of infants' postural sway were analyzed. Our results showed that infants, from a few months post-sitting to 1 year post-walking, were able to control their sitting posture in response to various frequency and amplitude properties of the visual motion. Infants showed an adult-like inverted-U pattern for the frequency response to visual inputs with the highest gain at 0.52 and 0.76 Hz. As the visual motion amplitude increased, the gain response decreased. For the phase response, an adult-like frequency-dependent pattern was observed in all amplitude conditions for the experienced walkers. Newly sitting infants, however, showed variable postural behavior and did not systemically respond to the visual stimulus. Our results suggest that visual-postural entrainment and sensory re-weighting are fundamental processes that are present after a few months post sitting. Sensorimotor refinement during early postural development may result from the interactions of improved self-motion control and enhanced perceptual abilities.
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- Li-Chiou Chen
- School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Physical Therapy Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Department of Kinesiology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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McCann RS, Kosik KB, Beard MQ, Terada M, Pietrosimone BG, Gribble PA. Variations in Star Excursion Balance Test Performance Between High School and Collegiate Football Players. J Strength Cond Res 2015; 29:2765-70. [PMID: 25785704 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000000947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ryan S McCann
- 1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky; 2Department of Kinesiology, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio; and 3Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Gouleme N, Gerard CL, Bui-Quoc E, Bucci MP. Spatial and temporal analysis of postural control in dyslexic children. Clin Neurophysiol 2015; 126:1370-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Revised: 09/11/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bucci MP, Wiener-Vacher S, Trousson C, Baud O, Biran V. Subjective visual vertical and postural capability in children born prematurely. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121616. [PMID: 25790327 PMCID: PMC4366151 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Purpose We compared postural stability and subjective visual vertical performance in a group of very preterm-born children aged 3-4 years and in a group of age-matched full-term children. Materials and Methods A platform (from TechnoConcept) was used to measure postural control in children. Perception of subjective visual vertical was also recorded with posture while the child had to adjust the vertical in the dark or with visual perturbation. Two other conditions (control conditions) were also recorded while the child was on the platform: for a fixation of the vertical bar, and in eyes closed condition. Results Postural performance was poor in preterm-born children compared to that of age-matched full-term children: the surface area, the length in medio-lateral direction and the mean speed of the center of pressure (CoP) were significantly larger in the preterm-born children group (p < 0.04, p < 0.01, and p < 0.04, respectively). Dual task in both groups of children significantly affected postural control. The subjective visual vertical (SVV) values were more variable and less precise in preterm-born children. Discussion-Conclusions We suggest that poor postural control as well as perception of verticality observed in preterm-born children could be due to immaturity of the cortical processes involved in the motor control and in the treatment of perception and orientation of verticality.
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- Maria Pia Bucci
- UMR1141 INSERM-Université Paris 7, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
- Vestibular and Oculomotor Evaluation Unit (EFEE), ENT Dept., Robert Debré Paediatric Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
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- UMR1141 INSERM-Université Paris 7, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
- Vestibular and Oculomotor Evaluation Unit (EFEE), ENT Dept., Robert Debré Paediatric Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
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- Neuropsychologie, DHU PROTECT, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
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- UMR1141 INSERM-Université Paris 7, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
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- UMR1141 INSERM-Université Paris 7, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 boulevard Sérurier, 75019, Paris, France
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Pavão SL, Silva FPDS, Savelsbergh GJP, Rocha NACF. Use of sensory information during postural control in children with cerebral palsy: systematic review. J Mot Behav 2014; 47:291-301. [PMID: 25514677 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2014.981498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Impairments in sensory processing in children with cerebral palsy (CP) appear to be a cause of the postural control deficits they present and may affect function and participation in daily activities. Understanding the role of sensory processing in postural control can better inform their rehabilitation. Thus, the authors aimed to systematically review the literature concerning effects of sensory information manipulation on postural control in children with CP. A tailored search strategy in relevant databases identified 11 full-text reports that fulfilled the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sensory information affects postural control in children with CP. These children are less responsive to sensory input, and therefore are less able to perform adjustments during sensory perturbation. They exhibit less postural stability in the presence of sensory conflicts. The most commonly studied sources of sensory data are visual and somatosensory information, particularly when processed under static conditions. There are no studies addressing sensory information manipulation on postural control during the performance of functional activities. Further studies addressing manipulation of new sources of sensory cues on postural control are required.
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- Sílvia Leticia Pavão
- a Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section , Federal University of São Carlos , Brazil
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Gouleme N, Ezane MD, Wiener-Vacher S, Bucci MP. Spatial and temporal postural analysis: a developmental study in healthy children. Int J Dev Neurosci 2014; 38:169-77. [PMID: 25196999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2014.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to explore further the development of postural control in healthy children. The novelty of this study was to resort to both spatial and temporal analysis of the center of pressure (CoP). Forty-six healthy children from 4 to 16 years old (mean age: 9.1±3 years) and a group of 13 healthy adults (mean age: 25±3 years) participated to this study. Postural control was tested on both a stable and an unstable platform in three different visual conditions: eyes open fixating a target, under optocinetic stimulation, and eyes closed. Resul*ts showed a significant decrease of both surface area as well as mean velocity of the center of pressure (CoP) during childhood. With the children's increasing age, the spectral power indices decreased significantly and the canceling time increased significantly. Such improvement in postural control could be due to a better use of sensorial inputs and cerebellar integration during development, allowing subjects to achieve more efficient postural control.
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- Nathalie Gouleme
- UMR 1141 Inserm, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
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- UMR 1141 Inserm, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France
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- UMR 1141 Inserm, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France; Vestibular and Oculomotor Evaluation Unit, ORL Dept., Robert Debré Pediatric Hospital, 48 Bld Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France
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- UMR 1141 Inserm, Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France
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Razuk M, Barela JA. Dyslexic children suffer from less informative visual cues to control posture. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2014; 35:1988-1994. [PMID: 24864051 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of manipulation of the characteristics of visual stimulus on postural control in dyslexic children. A total of 18 dyslexic and 18 non-dyslexic children stood upright inside a moving room, as still as possible, and looked at a target at different conditions of distance between the participant and a moving room frontal wall (25-150 cm) and vision (full and central). The first trial was performed without vision (baseline). Then four trials were performed in which the room remained stationary and eight trials with the room moving, lasting 60s each. Mean sway amplitude, coherence, relative phase, and angular deviation were calculated. The results revealed that dyslexic children swayed with larger magnitude in both stationary and moving conditions. When the room remained stationary, all children showed larger body sway magnitude at 150 cm distance. Dyslexic children showed larger body sway magnitude in central compared to full vision condition. In the moving condition, body sway magnitude was similar between dyslexic and non-dyslexic children but the coupling between visual information and body sway was weaker in dyslexic children. Moreover, in the absence of peripheral visual cues, induced body sway in dyslexic children was temporally delayed regarding visual stimulus. Taken together, these results indicate that poor postural control performance in dyslexic children is related to how sensory information is acquired from the environment and used to produce postural responses. In conditions in which sensory cues are less informative, dyslexic children take longer to process sensory stimuli in order to obtain precise information, which leads to performance deterioration.
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- Milena Razuk
- Graduate Program, Human Movement Science, Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program, Human Movement Science, Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil.
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De Araújo PP, De Moura Filho OF, Valenti VE, Gallo SM, Camargo MR, Say KG, Marcomini RS, de Oliveira G, Monteiro CB, Wajnsztejn R, De Abreu LC. Stabilometric parameters analysis in children with visual disorder. Int Arch Med 2014; 7:1. [PMID: 24387244 PMCID: PMC3882287 DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-7-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Although postural changes were already reported in blind adults, no previous study has investigated postural stability in blind children. Moreover, there are few studies which used a stabilometric instrument to measure postural balance. In this study we evaluated stabilometric paramaters in blind children. Methods We evaluated children between 7 to 12 years old, they were divided into two groups: Blind (n = 11) and age-matched control (n = 11) groups by using computerized stabilometry. The stabilometric examination was performed taking the gravity centers displacement of the individual projected into the platform. Thirthy seconds after the period in which this information was collected, the program defined a medium-pressure center, which was used to define x and y axes displacement and the distance between the pressure center and the platform center. Furthermore, the average sway rate and the body sway area were obtained by dividing the pressure center displacement and the time spent on the task; and by an ellipse function (95% percentille), respectively. Percentages of anterior, posterior, left and right feet weight also were calculated. Variables were compared by using the Student’s t test for unpaired data. Significance level was considered for p <0.05. Results Displacement of the x axis (25.55 ± 9.851 vs. -3.545 ± 7.667; p <0.05) and average sway rate (19.18 ± 2.7 vs. -10.55 ± 1.003; p <0.001) were increased in the blind children group. Percentage of left foot weight was reduced (45.82 ± 2.017 vs. 52.36 ± 1.33; p <0.05) while percentage of right foot weight was increased (54.18 ± 2.17 vs. 47.64 ± 1.33; p <0.05) in blind children. Other variables did not show differences. Conclusions Blind children present impaired stabilometric parameters.
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- Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisioterapia Clínica de Saúde, Rua Vitório Orthiges Fernandes, 6123, CEP, Teresina 64073-505, PI, Brazil.
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Adaptive visual re-weighting in children's postural control. PLoS One 2013; 8:e82215. [PMID: 24324766 PMCID: PMC3853149 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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This study investigated how children's postural control adapts to changes in the visual environment and whether they use previous experience to adjust postural responses to following expositions. Four-, eight-, and twelve-year-old children (10 in each group) and 10 young adults stood upright inside of a moving room during eight trials each lasting one-minute. In the first trial, the room was stationary. In the following seven trials, the room oscillated at 0.2 Hz, amplitude of 0.5 cm, with the exception of the fifth trial, in which the room oscillated with amplitude of 3.2 cm. Body sway responses of young adults and older children down-weighted more to the increased visual stimulus amplitude when compared to younger children. In addition, four- and eight-year-old children quickly up-weighted body responses to visual stimulus in the subsequent two trials after the high amplitude trial. Sway variability decreased with age and was greatest during the high-amplitude trial. These results indicate that four year olds have already developed the adaptive capability to quickly down-weight visual influences. However, the increased gain values and residual variability observed for the younger children suggest that they have not fully calibrated their adaptive response to that of the young adults tested. Moreover, younger children do not carry over their previous experience from the sensorial environment to adapt to future changes.
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Age-related differences in postural control: effects of the complexity of visual manipulation and sensorimotor contribution to postural performance. Exp Brain Res 2013; 232:493-502. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-013-3756-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bucci MP, Gerard CL, Bui-Quoc E. The effect of a cognitive task on the postural control of dyslexic children. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2013; 34:3727-3735. [PMID: 24016416 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We explore the influence of a secondary cognitive task on concurrent postural control in dyslexic children. Seventeen children with dyslexia (DYS) were compared with thirteen non-dyslexic children (NDYS). Postural control was recorded in Standard Romberg (SR) and Tandem Romberg (TR) conditions while children, in separate sessions, have to fixate on a target and name simple objects appearing consecutively on a computer screen. The surface, the length and the mean speed of the center of pressure were analyzed; the percentage of correct responses to the cognitive task was also measured. DYS are significantly more unstable than NDYS. The secondary cognitive task significantly decreases the postural stability in DYS only. For both children postural performances in the TR condition is significantly worse than in the SR condition. The percentage of wrong responses to the cognitive task is significantly higher in DYS. Postural instability observed in DYS supports the hypothesis that there is a deficit of automatic integration of visual information and postural control in these children. This result is in line with the U-shaped non linear model showing that a secondary task performed during a postural task leads to an impaired postural stability probably due to focus attention on the cognitive task.
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- Maria Pia Bucci
- UMR 676 INSERM-Université Paris Diderot, Hôpital Robert Debré, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, 75019 Paris, France.
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Pia Bucci M, Bui-Quoc E, Gerard CL. The effect of a Stroop-like task on postural control in dyslexic children. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77920. [PMID: 24205028 PMCID: PMC3810387 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The influence of a secondary task on concurrent postural control was explored in twenty-one dyslexic children (mean age: 10.4 ± 0.3 years). Data were compared with twenty age-matched non-dyslexic children. As a secondary task, a modified Stroop test was used, in which words were replaced with pictures of fruits. The postural control of children was recorded in standard Romberg condition as the children were asked to name the colour of fruits appearing consecutively on a computer screen. Two conditions were tested: a congruent condition, in which the fruit was drawn in its natural ripe colour, and a non-congruent colour condition (NC), in which the fruit was drawn in three abnormal colours. A fixating condition was used as baseline. We analyzed the surface, length and mean speed of the center of pressure and measured the number of correct responses in the Stroop-like tasks. Dyslexic children were seen to be significantly more unstable than non-dyslexic ones. For both groups of children, the secondary task significantly increased postural instability in comparison with the fixating condition. The number of correct responses in the modified Stroop task was significantly higher in the non-dyslexic than in the dyslexic group. The postural instability observed in dyslexic children is in line with the cerebellar hypothesis and supports the idea of a deficit in automatic performance in such children. Furthermore, in accordance with cross domain competition model, our findings show that attentional resources are used to a greater extent by the secondary task than in controlling body stability.
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- Service de Psychopathologie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent. Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France
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Viana AR, Razuk M, de Freitas PB, Barela JA. Sensorimotor integration in dyslexic children under different sensory stimulations. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72719. [PMID: 23977346 PMCID: PMC3745419 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Dyslexic children, besides difficulties in mastering literacy, also show poor postural control that might be related to how sensory cues coming from different sensory channels are integrated into proper motor activity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sensory information and body sway, with visual and somatosensory information manipulated independent and concurrently, in dyslexic children. Thirty dyslexic and 30 non-dyslexic children were asked to stand as still as possible inside of a moving room either with eyes closed or open and either lightly touching a moveable surface or not for 60 seconds under five experimental conditions: (1) no vision and no touch; (2) moving room; (3) moving bar; (4) moving room and stationary touch; and (5) stationary room and moving bar. Body sway magnitude and the relationship between room/bar movement and body sway were examined. Results showed that dyslexic children swayed more than non-dyslexic children in all sensory condition. Moreover, in those trials with conflicting vision and touch manipulation, dyslexic children swayed less coherent with the stimulus manipulation compared to non-dyslexic children. Finally, dyslexic children showed higher body sway variability and applied higher force while touching the bar compared to non-dyslexic children. Based upon these results, we can suggest that dyslexic children are able to use visual and somatosensory information to control their posture and use the same underlying neural control processes as non-dyslexic children. However, dyslexic children show poorer performance and more variability while relating visual and somatosensory information and motor action even during a task that does not require an active cognitive and motor involvement. Further, in sensory conflict conditions, dyslexic children showed less coherent and more variable body sway. These results suggest that dyslexic children have difficulties in multisensory integration because they may suffer from integrating sensory cues coming from multiple sources.
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- André R. Viana
- Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences – Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences – Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences – Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences – Institute of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Cruzeiro do Sul University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
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