Desarrollo de un sistema para la valoración y rehabilitación del equilibrio en personas de 6 a 20 años
- Serra Añó, María Pilar
- Vivas Broseta, María José
- Peydro de Moya, María Francisca
- López Pascual, Juan
- Garrido Jaén, José David
ISSN: 1575-5622
Year of publication: 2008
Issue: 50
Pages: 51-53
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista de biomecánica
Abstract
Balance in children and teenagers follows a different pattern than adults because sensory maturation process and motor control associated with the natural growth. The Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia has carried out an analysis of postural control in healthy subjects between ages 6 to 20 years. During the project, 87 subjects without known balance or musculoskeletal disorders were measured by means of the Balance Assessment System NedSVE/IBV. To perform the evaluation process, a specific protocol was defined taking into account the characteristics of the target population. here have been offset values angle from the center of pressure in the anterior-posterior and a half-lateral axis obtaining patterns of normalcy.