The Importance of Limb Dominance for Foot Pressure Distribution in Children

dc.creator	Kocbek Dominik
dc.creator	Marinšek Miha
dc.date	2012-12-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:23:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:23:26Z
dc.identifier	1855-4431
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/8abd2087d9a14457bf0b1307afb7ea3f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/29690
dc.description	The aim of our study was to test how lateral preference, visual deprivation, and different foot placements affected postural stability of five-year-olds. We studied nineteen children aged 5.3 ± 0.2, of which 9 boys and 10 girls. Six were left footed. Four foot positions (feet together, feet apart, tandem, step) and two visual conditions (eyes open, eyes closed) were tested during a 60-second quiet stance. Lateral preference was considered. We used Parotec foot insoles to measure various centre of pressure variables. The data was exported to an Excel spreadsheet file where chosen variables were calculated. The differences in foot positions and visual conditions were identified through variance analysis, while the differences between dominant and non-dominant foot were tested with the use of paired t-test. The results showed that children on average load their non-dominant foot more than their dominant one. The dominant foot utilized more corrections to enable stability of the body than the non-dominant foot, which can be seen from the longer path of the centre of pressure of the dominant foot in comparison to the non-dominant foot. In most of the cases, children used their non-dominant foot to bear the weight and their dominant foot for postural control during quiet stance. We also discovered that the reduction of the base of support in the lateral direction significantly decreased children’s stability.
dc.language	Slovene
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Univerza v Mariboru
dc.relation	http://www.pef.um.si/content/Zalozba/2012_05_st_4_revija.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1855-4431
dc.source	Revija za Elementarno Izobraževanje, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 15-27 (2012)
dc.subject	postural sway
dc.subject	lateral preference
dc.subject	visual information
dc.subject	support area
dc.subject	dominance
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	The Importance of Limb Dominance for Foot Pressure Distribution in Children
dc.type	article