Postural stability of 5-year-old girls and boys with different body heights.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Postural stability is one of the determinants of proper body posture and a condition for developing motor abilities in every human being. The measurement of the centre of pressure (COP) location and displacement is the most common technique of postural stability assessment. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess differences in postural stability depending on sex of 5-year-old children with different body heights. METHODS:A study included 435 healthy children (200 girls and 235 boys) born in 2010 whose parents gave a written consent to their participation in the project. Postural stability was assessed with the use of the dynamographic platform (Zebris FDM 1.8). The assessment of postural stability was based on COP shift parameters (sway path length of COP and average velo

SUBMITTER: Plandowska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936832 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature