Assessment of the Quality of Sitting and Gait Patterns in Children with Down’s Syndrome
| Autor: | Connie Steele, Joan S. Lydic |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
S syndrome business.industry Developmental Disabilities Movement Posture Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sitting medicine.disease Gait Biomechanical Phenomena Clinical work Physical medicine and rehabilitation External rotation Evaluation Studies as Topic Intellectual Disability Intellectual disability Physical therapy Humans Medicine Down Syndrome Child business |
| Zdroj: | Physical Therapy. 59:1489-1494 |
| ISSN: | 1538-6724 0031-9023 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ptj/59.12.1489 |
| Popis: | Clinical work with children with Down's syndrome resulted in a suggestion of a relationship between the external rotation and abduction of their hips, their excessive hip mobility in sitting, and their wide-based gait. This relationship was examined using data from 104 questionnaires completed by the parents of children with Down's syndrome. The clinical and demographic findings consistently documented the unusual sitting patterns of these children. How children were placed in the sitting position significantly influenced subsequent come-to-sit patterns but did not appear to influence subsequent walking patterns. Longitudinal studies of sitting patterns, hip mobility and gait are recommended. Therapeutic implications are that body rotation should be incorporated into motor intervention programs for children with Down's syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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