Correlation of Balance Scores and Foot Anthropometric Measurements using Bruininks-Oseretsky Score in Healthy Children aged between 6-10 years
Journal Title: Journal of Society of Indian Physiotherapists - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Purpose Human Balance is an intricate blend of body mass with the neural regulatory mechanisms As bipedal posture evolved the complex interplay between the physical dimensions and the neural regulations of balance became more defined Humans are bipeds and locomote over the ground with one foot in contact walking no feet in contact running or both feet in contact standing creates a major challenge to our balance control system The common denominator in the assessment of human balance and posture is the inverted pendulum model where foot and ankle play a key role in maintenance of antero posterior balance As the end organ foot keeps the body upright and balanced It supports body weight and is the first one to participate in the automatic balance reactions As the evidence suggests increased foot length is associated with greater balance ability in children and there is a positive corelation between foot width and balance Hence this study was designed to establish a corelation between foot length and foot width with balance abilities in childrenRelevance while assessing the balance foot measurements are often neglected As clinicians when we design the balance protocol as a part of rehabilitation we need to consider the anthropometric measurements of the footMethods Cross sectional studyParticipants 64 normal children were randomly selected from a semiurban population aged between 6 10 yearsAnalysis Spearmans corelation analysisResults There is weak co relation between foot length and the balance scores using BruininksOseretskyscale There is poor co relation between foot width and the balance scores using BruininksOseretskyscaleConclusion There is a weak corelation between the anthropometric data of the foot and balance scores using BruininksOseretskytest for motor proficiency in healthy children aged between 610 yearsImplications Inclusion of anthropometric measurements in the balance assessment of childrenKeywords Balance Children Foot length and foot width
Authors and Affiliations
Grover Pranjal
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP520919
- DOI -
- Views 40
- Downloads 0
Effectiveness of structured exercise program on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus with peripheral neuropathy – A preliminary report
Introduction Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus T2DM is characterized by elevated glucose levels in circulating blood caused by impairment in glucose tolerance development of insulin resistance relative insulin deficiencyIn the I...
Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for foot drop in individuals with guillian-barre syndrome- A systematic review
Purpose Worldwide the incidence of GuillianBarre Syndrome GBS is 11 to 18 per 100000 annually At three years about 30 of patients with GBS have residual weakness resulting in activity and participation restriction In tho...
Isometric Quads- \"Press your knee down\" : Goods & Bads
Effect of training weight transfer phase sit to stand on weight shifting on paretic lower limb, and sit to stand activity in patients with hemiplegia
Background Though there is clear biomechanical understanding of different phases of sit to stand effect of training focused on specific phase of sit to stand could not be clearly understood from the literatureAim To stud...
Comparison of Dynamic Balance in Female Basketball and Football Players
Background Dynamic balance is important for motor skill development in sports and prevents risk of injury during sports Both basketball and Football Players are always exposed to the situations where the balance is dynam...