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Environmental Influences on Motor Performance and Coordination in Children and Adolescents

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1371

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Department of Developmental Neurology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-355 Poznan, Poland
Interests: motor development; motor performance; infant; children; scales; Vojta method; neurology; spinal muscular atrophy

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to share your knowledge around motor development and coordination pertaining to infants, children, and adolescents. Motor development and coordination at any age is an important part of diagnosis in various disease entities. Based on it, we can predict whether a child/adolescent is developing normally or if there are specific disorders. To analyze motor development and coordination, we use various types of scales, tests, and equipment validated for a particular disorder. With the development of medicine, our analysis of the aforementioned subject becomes more precise, and we can introduce targeted training or therapy. In this Special Issue, we invite papers addressing these topics, especially those that combine a high scientific level with a practical orientation.

Dr. Ewa Gajewska
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • motor performance
  • coordination
  • infant
  • children
  • adolescents
  • scales
  • tests
  • physiotherapy
  • equipment

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Reliability and Repeatability of a Postural Control Test for Preterm Infants
by Katarzyna Kniaziew-Gomoluch, Andrzej Szopa, Tomasz Łosień, Jan Siwiec, Zenon Kidoń and Małgorzata Domagalska-Szopa
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(3), 1868; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031868 - 19 Jan 2023
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Abstract
Background: the current study aims to evaluate the reliability and repeatability of a new PT based on Center of Pressure (CoP) movement analysis in a repeated measures design. Methods: the examination consisted of two parts: (1) the videotaping of General Movements (GMs) and [...] Read more.
Background: the current study aims to evaluate the reliability and repeatability of a new PT based on Center of Pressure (CoP) movement analysis in a repeated measures design. Methods: the examination consisted of two parts: (1) the videotaping of General Movements (GMs) and GMs assessment (GMA) and (2) Posturometric Tests (PT) in supine and prone positions. PTs were performed twice (by two investigators) in the supine and prone positions using a force plate. Based on the GMA results, infants were stratified into two groups: (1) infants with normal FMs (indicating normal future motor outcomes) (n = 18) and (2) infants with abnormal FMs (indicating later neurological dysfunction) (n = 19). Results: the comparative analysis between the groups of infants with normal FMs and abnormal FMs in PT in supine showed significant differences for all parameters that described spontaneous CoP displacement. The reliability analysis determined that all ICCs of the outcomes presented at least a moderate level of reliability. The ICCs were higher for outcomes of PT performed in the supine position than in the prone position. The ICCs were higher for outcomes of PT performed in infants with abnormal vs. normal FMs. Conclusions: although the current study yielded promising results, further longitudinal research in preterm infants should identify whether altered postural control parameters prognose future motor outcomes. Full article
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