Comparative gait analysis between children with autism and age-matched controls: analysis with temporal-spatial and foot pressure variables
| Autor: | Mi-Young Kim, Bee-Oh Lim, David M. O’Sullivan, Bum-Gwon Choi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty Autism Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Foot pressure business.industry Plantar pressure Stride length medicine.disease GAITrite system Gait Gait velocity Gait analysis Original Article 0305 other medical science Cadence business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physical Therapy Science |
| ISSN: | 0915-5287 |
| Popis: | [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the gait pattern of children with autism by using a gait analysis system. [Subjects] Thirty children were selected for this study: 15 with autism (age, 11.2 ± 2.8 years; weight, 48.1 ± 14.1 kg; height, 1.51 ± 0.11 m) and 15 healthy age-matched controls (age, 11.0 ± 2.9 years; weight, 43.6 ± 10 kg; height, 1.51 ± 0.011 m). [Methods] All participants walked three times on the GAITRite(®) system while their plantar pressure was being recorded. [Results] The results showed a reduction in cadence, gait velocity, and step length, and an increase in step width in children with autism. Plantar pressure variables highlight the differences between the active pressure areas, especially in the hindfoot of children with autism. [Conclusion] The results suggest that children with autism have an abnormal gait compared with that of age-matched controls, and thus they need extra attention to correct these abnormal gait patterns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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