Locomotion and Postural Control in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Novel Kinesiological Assessment.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: The purposes of the present study were to assess gait by using a novel approach that plots two adjacent joint angles and the postural control in individuals with autism (ASD) and individuals with typical neurodevelopmental (TD). Methods: The surface electromyography (sEMG) activity was measured synchronously with the other variables. Twenty young adult men, 10 with TD and 10 with a diagnosis of ASD, took part in this study. Results: There was a significant difference between ASD and TD groups in the area described by the knee-ankle diagram (p < 0.05). The sEMG activity recorded from the lateral gastrocnemius (LG) during the contact phase of gait was significantly lower in the ASD group compared with the TD group (p < 0.05). The sEMG

SUBMITTER: Di Giminiani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11503382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature