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Spinal mobility in young children. A normative study.

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    This study established normative back mobility values for healthy children aged 5-9. Girls showed greater spinal flexion than boys, with lateral flexion increasing with age, aiding early detection of mobility issues.

    Area of Science:

    • Pediatric Physical Therapy
    • Biomechanical Analysis
    • Child Development

    Background:

    • Normative data for back mobility in children under 10 years is lacking.
    • Establishing baseline values is crucial for identifying pediatric mobility impairments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To collect and establish normative values for back mobility in healthy children aged 5-9 years.
    • To provide clinicians with reliable data for assessing pediatric spinal mobility.

    Main Methods:

    • Measured anterior and lateral spinal flexion in 282 healthy children using a standardized procedure.
    • Assessed inter-rater and intra-rater reliability, achieving scores from .77 to .89.

    Main Results:

    • Girls exhibited significantly greater spinal flexion than boys across all measurements.

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  • Lateral spinal flexion increased with age in both left and right directions.
  • No significant linear trend was observed for anterior spinal flexion with age.

    • Conclusions:

    • Developed sex- and age-specific normative values for pediatric back mobility.
    • These validated measures can aid in the early identification of spinal mobility restrictions in children.
    • Facilitates timely intervention for conditions like juvenile arthritis and other pediatric populations at risk.