Abstract
The aim of the research was to analyze selected posturogram parameters in children with scoliotic changes. 28 girls aged 7-18 years old were involved in the study. Children attended to the Interschool Centre of Corrective Exercises in Starachowice. The research was conducted in June 2011. Spine research was made by Exhibeon digital radiography. Based on the size of the angle of spinal curvature there were identified scoliotic posture: 1-9° and scoliosis: ≥10°. There were 21 (75%) children with scoliotic posture, and 7 (25%) with idiopathic scoliosis. The frequency and type of defect didn't depended on age. Postural reactions were examined by static-dynamic Tecnobody’s ST 310 Plus Stability System platform. Perimeter was from 539,46 with opened eyes (OE) to 759,04 with closed eyes (CE). The difference in Romberg’s Test was 219,58. Ellipse area was from 447,46 with opened eyes (OE) to 850,32 with closed eyes (CE). The difference in Romberg’s Test was 402,86. Perimeter ratio was 146,68, and Area ratio was 213,89. Analysis of variance showed a significant effect of study options which clearly differentiates Permeter (p=0,000008) and Ellipse Area (p=0,029882) in the research with opened and closed eyes. In a study with closed eyes it has been observed a significant increase of posturogram variables. Analysis of variance for Area ratio didn't show any significant effects (p= 0,376899) similarly for Perimeter ratio (p=0,523086). Posturogram variables generally decreased with age, however the analysis of variance didn’t show any statistically significant effects. The analysis of the Spearman rank correlation of posturogram variables with age of examined persons also didn’t show any significant associations.
Highlights
The record which shows the way of the centre of feet pressure (COP) in a two-dimensional supporting plane is called posturogram or statokinesiogram
There were 21 (75%) children with scoliotic posture, and with idiopathic scoliosis 7 (25%)
Posturogram variables generally decreased with age, but this decrease wasn’t statistically significant (Tab. 4)
Summary
The record which shows the way of the centre of feet pressure (COP) in a two-dimensional supporting plane is called posturogram or statokinesiogram. Most often assessed sway parameters are those, which are easiest to measure (Błaszczyk, 2016). The directions in this plane are determined by the letters x and y, wherein x (or AP) means sways in the sagittal plane, and y (or ML) lateral deflections in the frontal plane (Aroeira et al, 2016). Because the chaotic movements of the center of gravity are two-dimensional, additional informations about postural stability can be obtained, by analyzing the individual components of the way of statokinesiogram, separately sways in the sagittal plane, and separately in the frontal plane (Wilczyński & Ślężyński, 2016). More information about the balance control provides the analysis of the entire envelope of posturogram, not just selected directions (Huec et al, 2016).
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