AUTHOR=Lions Cynthia , Bui Quoc Emmanuel , Wiener-Vacher Sylvette , Bucci Maria P.
TITLE=Postural control in strabismic children: importance of proprioceptive information
JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physiology
VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2014
YEAR=2014
URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2014.00156
DOI=10.3389/fphys.2014.00156
ISSN=1664-042X
ABSTRACT=
Objective: To examine the effect of proprioceptive information during postural control in strabismic children.
Methods: Postural stability was recorded with a platform (Techno ConceptĀ®) in 12 strabismic children aged from 4.9 to 10 years and data were compared to that of 12 control age-matched children. Two postural positions were performed: Romberg and Tandem. Two postural conditions: without and with foam pad. We analyzed the surface area, the length, the mean speed of the center of pressure (CoP) and the effect of proprioceptive information.
Results: Strabismic children are more instable than control age-matched children. The surface, the length and the mean speed of CoP are significantly higher in strabismic children than in control age-matched children. Both groups are more instable in Tandem position than in Romberg position. Finally, strabismic children use more proprioceptive information than control age-matched children.
Conclusion: For both Romberg and Tandem position, strabismic children are more instable than control age-matched children. Strabismic children use proprioceptive information more than control age-matched children to control their posture.
Significance: Proprioceptive inputs are important for control posture particularly for strabismic population.