@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of the effects of using a baby walker on trunk control and motor development",
journal="Turkish archives of pediatrics",
year="2021",
author="Bezgin, Sabiha and Uzun Akkaya, Kamile and Çelik, Halil İbrahim and Duyan Çamurdan, Aysu and Elbasan, Bülent",
volume="56",
number="2",
pages="159-163",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the use of baby walkers on trunk control and motor development in typically developing children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Demonstrating standard developmental steps, 29 children (14 females, 15 males; mean age 10±1 month) who used a baby walker and 19 children (10 females, 9 males; mean age 10±1 month) who did not use a baby walker were included. Motor skills were assessed using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and trunk control using Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control. <br><br>RESULTS: The motor development scores and trunk balance scores were found significantly lower in infants who used a baby walker compared with those not using a baby walker. <br><br>CONCLUSION: It was concluded that the use of baby walkers might adversely affect the motor development of infants and this may be due to impaired trunk control.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2757-6256",
doi="10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2020.48742",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2020.48742"
}