TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Postural stability in school-age children with mild bronchial asthma disease (a pilot study)
JO  - Journal of asthma
A1  - Kovacikova, Zuzana
A1  - Neumannova, Katerina
A1  - Bizovska, Lucia
A1  - Rydlova, Jana
A1  - Siska, Martin
A1  - Janura, Miroslav
SP  - 11
EP  - 14
VL  - 53
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study assessed the postural stability in children with asthma using balance tests under conditions of a comfortable foot placement and with a foot placement provoking instability. <br><br>METHODS: A group of 10 school children from 8 to 10 years old with mild intermittent asthma and 10 healthy children of the same age range performed four balance tests in a randomized order: preferred stance, adjusted stance, and tandem stance each under both conditions of eyes opened (EO) and eyes closed (EC), as well as a one-legged stance with eyes-opened conditions. To determine postural stability, the center of pressure (CoP) movement was recorded. Basic stabilographic parameters were calculated: CoP velocity in the anterior-posterior direction, CoP velocity in the medial-lateral direction, and the total CoP velocity. <br><br>RESULTS: Statistically significant differences between the groups were found only for the one-legged stance. Significantly greater anterior-posterior CoP velocity (p = 0.05) and total CoP velocity (p = 0.03) were found in children with asthma when standing on the preferred foot. A significantly greater medial-lateral velocity (p = 0.02) was also found in the non-preferred foot of children with asthma. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We can conclude that standing on one leg might be an appropriate test with which to identify balance differences between young children with mild intermittent asthma and healthy children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0277-0903
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2015.1038391
ID  - ref1
ER  -