Christophe Maïano1, Olivier Hue2, Danielle Tracey3, Geneviève Lepage4, Alexandre J S Morin5, Grégory Moullec6. 1. Cyberpsychology Laboratory, Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Gatineau, Canada; Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Saint-Jérôme, Canada. Electronic address: christophe.maiano@uqo.ca. 2. Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Canada. 3. School of Education, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia. 4. Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Saint-Jérôme, Canada. 5. Substantive-Methodological Synergy Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. 6. Department of Psychoeducation and Psychology, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Saint-Jérôme, Canada; School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada; Research Center, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Youth with Down syndrome are characterized by motor delays when compared to typically developing (TD) youth, which may be explained by a lower postural control or reduced postural tone. OBJECTIVE: In the present article, we summarize research comparing the static postural control, assessed by posturography, between youth with Down syndrome and TD youth. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in 10 databases and seven studies, published between 2001 and 2017, met our inclusion criteria. RESULTS: Based on the present reviewed findings, it is impossible to conclude that children with Down syndrome present significantly lower static postural control compared to TD children. In contrast, findings showed that adolescents with Down syndrome tended to present significantly lower static postural control compared to TD adolescents when visual and plantar cutaneous inputs were disturbed separately or simultaneously. CONCLUSION: The present findings should be interpreted with caution given the limitations of the small number of reviewed studies. Therefore, the static postural control among youth with Down syndrome should be further investigated in future rigorous studies examining the contribution of a range of sensory information.
BACKGROUND: Youth with Down syndrome are characterized by motor delays when compared to typically developing (TD) youth, which may be explained by a lower postural control or reduced postural tone. OBJECTIVE: In the present article, we summarize research comparing the static postural control, assessed by posturography, between youth with Down syndrome and TD youth. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in 10 databases and seven studies, published between 2001 and 2017, met our inclusion criteria. RESULTS: Based on the present reviewed findings, it is impossible to conclude that children with Down syndrome present significantly lower static postural control compared to TD children. In contrast, findings showed that adolescents with Down syndrome tended to present significantly lower static postural control compared to TD adolescents when visual and plantar cutaneous inputs were disturbed separately or simultaneously. CONCLUSION: The present findings should be interpreted with caution given the limitations of the small number of reviewed studies. Therefore, the static postural control among youth with Down syndrome should be further investigated in future rigorous studies examining the contribution of a range of sensory information.
Authors: Marianna Alesi; Valerio Giustino; Ambra Gentile; Manuel Gómez-López; Giuseppe Battaglia Journal: J Clin Med Date: 2022-08-27 Impact factor: 4.964