Zyłka Justyna, Lach Urszula, Rutkowska Izabela
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center (Ms Zylka), Konstancin, Poland; Rehabilitation Department (Ms Lach), Educational Center for Blind Children, Laski, Poland; Department of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education for People with Disabilities (Dr Rutkowska), Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2013 Winter;25(4):460-6. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e31829ddbc8.
To examine functional balance abilities in girls with visual impairment (VI) and to investigate the correlation between stabilography and clinical balance assessment using the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) in girls with VI.
The PBS and stabilography were administered to 26 girls with VI aged 10 to 15 years. The association between PBS scores and sway parameters was examined using the Spearman correlation coefficient.
The range of PBS scores was 47 to 56. Balance difficulties appeared in single-leg stance, tandem stance, and reaching forward. The PBS scores correlated with all but 2 sway parameters, with r values ranging from -0.18 to -0.58.
Girls with VI present difficulties in upright stance when the size of the base of support is narrowed and in situations where the center of gravity approaches the edge of the base of support. There is a need to provide interventions to improve balance abilities in girls with VI.
研究视力障碍(VI)女童的功能平衡能力,并探讨在VI女童中使用儿科平衡量表(PBS)进行的静态姿势描记法与临床平衡评估之间的相关性。
对26名年龄在10至15岁的VI女童进行PBS和静态姿势描记法评估。使用Spearman相关系数检验PBS评分与摇摆参数之间的关联。
PBS评分范围为47至56。在单腿站立、前后站立和向前伸展时出现平衡困难。PBS评分与除2个摇摆参数外的所有参数相关,r值范围为-0.18至-0.58。
当支撑面变窄以及重心接近支撑面边缘时,VI女童在直立姿势时存在困难。有必要提供干预措施以提高VI女童的平衡能力。