Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 214-223
Comparison of Balance in Children With and Without Knee Joint Hypermobility of Age 4-8 Years
Abhijeet Arun Deshmukh1, Amit D. Mandlik2
1Associate Professor, 2Post graduate student,
Department of Neuro-Physiotherapy, VSPM’s College Of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Corresponding Author: Abhijeet Arun Deshmukh
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Balance, plays an important role in children’s daily activities but children’s with knee joint hypermobility (KJH) scored less in paediatric balance scale (PBS) score. As there is a scarcity of the studies in India which showed KJH affects PBS score. Hence present study proposes to compare the values of PBS score in children with and without KJH of age 4-8years.
Material and Methods: Total 841 typically developing children were screened from schools by using Beightons’ scale, 192 were found and included in a group with KJH and 192 were included in group without KJH Total 384 children of both genders were included and divided into 8 subgroups. Balance was evaluated by using PBS in both groups.
Data analysis and Results: Statistical software, STATA Version 10.1, 2011 was used. The t- test was used for comparing difference in mean in typically developing children and children with knee joint hypermobility. Chi square test was used to compare difference in proportion and for group comparison. P<0.05 was considered statistical significance (95% Confidence interval).There was statistically significant correlation of PBS score in children with KJH of age 4-8years in both gender compared to children without KJH.
Conclusion: In children of age 4-8years KJH contributes significantly to the PBS score in both gender.
Keywords: Typically Developing Children, Pediatric Balance, Knee Joint, Hypermobility, Beighton’s Scale.