Do sit-to-stand performance changes during gait acquisition?

Do sit-to-stand performance changes during gait acquisition?

Authors

  • Alana Maria Ferreira Guimarães Bastos Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP
  • Carolina Souza Neves da Costa Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP
  • Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira Rocha Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/7636

Keywords:

Motor development. Kinematics. Gait

Abstract

In a child’s daily routine, sit-to-stand (STS) is a prerequisite activity for many functional tasks. The relationship between gait and other abilities has been pointed out by many authors, but there is no study investigating the changes in STS during gait acquisition in children. The purpose of this study was to analyse, in healthy children, changes that occur in STS performance during gait acquisition. Five healthy children were initially assessed with an average age of 13.6 months. The kinematics in STS movement performance of the children was evaluated longitudinally during different periods of walking experience: children who have not acquired independent walking, 8.2 (±8.4) days of independent walking experience, and 86.2 (±8.7) days of independent walking experience. At the gait acquisition period we found a significant decrease in the final trunk flexion angle and an increase in amplitude of the trunk flexion. The walking experience may have changed the execution of the STS movement.

Author Biographies

Alana Maria Ferreira Guimarães Bastos, Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP

Possui graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2011). Atualmente cursa Mestrado em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

Carolina Souza Neves da Costa, Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP

bachelor's at Fisioterapia from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2007) and master's at Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2010).

Nelci Adriana Cicuto Ferreira Rocha, Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, Federal University of São Carlos, SP

graduate at Fisioterapia from Faculdades Integradas de Santa Fé do Sul (1992), master's at Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2002) and ph.d. at Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2006). Has experience in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, focusing on Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, acting on the following subjects: desenvolvimento motor, lactentes, psicomotor, fisioterapia and lactente.

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Published

2014-06-27

Issue

V. 20, N. 2 (2014)

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