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ERIC Number: EJ1008438
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0891-4222
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Assessing Postural Asymmetry with a Podoscope in Infants with Central Coordination Disturbance
Pyzio-Kowalik, Magdalena; Wojtowicz, Dorota; Skrzek, Anna
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v34 n5 p1832-1842 May 2013
The aim of this study was to digitally evaluate the incidence and severity of postural asymmetry in infants with Central Coordination Disturbance (CCD) by using a computer-aided podoscope (PodoBaby) from CQ Elektronik System. A sample of 120 infants aged from 3 months (plus or minus 1 week) to 6 months (plus or minus 1 week) took part in the study, of which 60 were diagnosed with CCD by a neurologist using Vojta's method and the remaining half healthy, non-afflicted infants. The relationships between Vojta's method, as a subjective clinical diagnostic tool for assessing the functional performance of infants with CCD, and the postural asymmetry results recorded with the podoscope, were also defined. Each infant was placed on the podoscope and photographed underneath in two positions: first lying on their back and then on their stomach. A symmetry index was used to calculate body asymmetry, i.e., the percent difference of abnormal body posture by favoring one side of the body to the other. The results confirmed that postural asymmetry assessed by the PodoBaby was in line with the earlier clinical diagnosis using Vojta's method. Statistically significant differences in postural asymmetry were also found between the healthy infants and infants with CCD. In addition, significant relationships were demonstrated in the magnitude and direction of asymmetry in the stomach and back positions. (Contains 7 figures and 6 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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