RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SKELETAL DEFORMITIES AND MOTOR COORDINATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Postural control plays an important role in child development. Spinal deformity is a complex and dynamic change that occurs in the sagittal or coronal planes. The structure and function of the foot are crucial to the control of postural stability. The objective of the study was to examine the relati...

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Published in:PHILOSOPHICA International Journal of Social and Human Sciences 2023, Vol.10 (19-20), p.83-87
Main Authors: SANEVSKI, Goran, Ajdinski, Goran
Format: Article
Language:English
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Health and medicine and law
School education
Sociobiology
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Summary:Postural control plays an important role in child development. Spinal deformity is a complex and dynamic change that occurs in the sagittal or coronal planes. The structure and function of the foot are crucial to the control of postural stability. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between spinal and foot deformities and motor coordination in children attending elementary school. This study included a sample of 105 children, 59 males (56.2%) and 46 females (43.8%), aged 13 and 14 years. We performed physical examination to determine if there are some deformities of the spine and the feet. We also performed three tests for motor coordination: Balance test, Coordination test and Precision test. Results from these tests were displayed as low, medium and high degree of balance. For statistical data analysis we used Fisher’s exact test with level of significance p
ISSN:1857-9272
2671-3020