Six – seven years old children who were diagnosed specific developmental delay of motor function in infancy, posture evaluation and its complications interface with proprioception: a pilot study

Abstract

Research aim. To evaluate the 6-7 years old children who were diagnosed specific developmental delay of motor function in infancy, posture and its complications interface with proprioception. Research methods. Fifteen 6-7 years old children participated in this pilot study. The research included 6 boys and 9 girls. They were tested two times - before physical therapy and after. Criteria for the selection of participants: For all participants were diagnosed specific developmental delay of motor function in infancy; All participants had physical therapy during first year of life; All children had good and average posture by W.K. Hoeger (Hoeger, W.K., Hoeger, S.A. (2010) (excellent, good, average, fair, poor); After diagnoses that the posture is good or average all off these children had 15 physical therapy. Alignment of ten body segments was visually evaluated in a frontal (head, shoulders, spine, hips, knees and ankles) and sagittal (neck and upper back, trunk, abdomen, lower back, legs) planes. Motor control was assessed by a computerized platform, “Libra” (Italy, 2002, 93/42/CEE). The system consists of 42x42 cm platform. On this platform were performed 6 exercises in frontal and sagittal plane. Testing took 3 minutes. Each of six tests lasted 30 seconds. The proprioception was evaluated in frontal and sagittal plane. The first test was taken in sagittal plane and fourth in frontal. It was conducted with feedback - children saw the line in the computer screen and tried to hold on it as straight as possible. The second and fifth test was taken in different plane without feedback. The third and sixth test participants took with closed eyes.[...].