Differences and variations in the patterns of early independent walking
| Autor: | B Milianti, F Duchini, Giovanni Cioni, P. B. Paolicelli, Antonio Boldrini, Elisa Sicola, Adriano Ferrari |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Aging Posture Video Recording Gestational Age Walking Audiology Motor Activity Developmental psychology Independent walking Corrected Age early independent walking Early ambulation Medicine Humans Gait business.industry Infant Newborn Obstetrics and Gynecology Infant Body movement Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Age of onset business human activities Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia-IRIS |
| Popis: | The early development of walking was investigated in 25 normal fullterm and in 25 low-risk preterm infants. All subjects were videorecorded within 3–4 weeks of the beginning of independent walking and again 4 months later. Analysis of the videos was carried out according to a predetermined list of items, with a semiquantitive score for each. The results indicate wide interindividual differences in normal infants in the form of independent walking. Several items seemed to be associated in different ways in different individuals. Age of onset, as long as the corrected age was considered, did not differ between preterm and fullterm infants, neither did their walking patterns. Gait asymmetries were often observed in both groups and they were related with asymmetries observable in prewalking locomotor behaviour. Toe-strike often occurred at the beginning of walking, but not after 4 months; in preterm infants the toe strike pattern correlated significantly with certain motor characteristics observed during the first weeks of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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