정상아동의 정적 균형과 감각통합의 발달

• 영문명: Developmental Changes of Static Standing Balance and Sensory Organization in Children
• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: 안미희(Mi-hee An) 이충휘(Chung-hwi Yi)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제15권 제3호, 1~7쪽, 전체 7쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.09.30

영문 초록

  Multi-sensory systems, including the visual, somatosensory, and vestibular ones, are involved in maintaining standing balance. The organization of these sensory systems is as important as the efficiency of each individual system in maintaining optimal balance. The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the developmental changes in static standing balance and sensory organization under altered sensory conditions. This study involved 64 children (from 4 to 15 years of age) and 17 young adults. The children were divided into four age groups: 4∼6, 7∼9, 10∼12, and 13∼15 years. Static standing balance was assessed with the one-leg standing test under four different sensory conditions: the children stood on a firm surface with (1) eyes open or (2) closed, and they stood on a foam surface with eyes (3) open or (4) closed. In balancing ability, the age groups exhibited significant differences. The function of sensory organization for balance control was poorer for the children than for the young adults. The functional efficiency of the somatosensory system of the children aged 7∼9 years was at the young adults’ level, and the visual function of the children aged 10∼12 years had also reached the young adults’ level. However, the functional efficiency of the vestibular system of children was significantly lower than that of the young adults, even at the age of 15 years. This may indicate that sensory organization and standing balance are still developing after the age of 15 years.

목차

Abstract
Ⅰ. 서론
Ⅱ. 연구방법
Ⅲ. 결과
Ⅳ. 고찰
Ⅴ. 결론
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키워드

Developmentalchange Sensoryorganization Staticstandingbalance