Age-related changes in postural sway in preschoolers

Highlights • Not all 3 and 4-year-olds are able to maintain bipedal stance with eyes closed. • Sensory perturbations provoke an increase of postural sway in all preschoolers. • 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children show similar amount of sway in different conditions.

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Published in:	Gait & posture Vol. 44; pp. 116 - 122
Main Authors:	Verbecque, Evi, Costa, Paula Hentschel Lobo da, Meyns, Pieter, Desloovere, Kaat, Vereeck, Luc, Hallemans, Ann
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier B.V 01-02-2016
Subjects:	Child Child Development - physiology Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Feedback, Sensory - physiology Female Humans Male Orthopedics Postural Balance - physiology postural sway Posturography Reference Values Vision, Ocular - physiology “child development”[mesh] “postural balance”[mesh] “references values”[mesh] “postural balance”[mesh] Posturography “child development”[mesh] Child postural sway “references values”[mesh]
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Summary:	Highlights • Not all 3 and 4-year-olds are able to maintain bipedal stance with eyes closed. • Sensory perturbations provoke an increase of postural sway in all preschoolers. • 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children show similar amount of sway in different conditions.
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ISSN:	0966-6362 1879-2219
DOI:	10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.11.016