TY - JOUR
T1 - Vestibular-proprioceptive functions in 4 year olds
T2 - Normative and regression analyses
AU - Short, M. A.
AU - Watson, P. J.
AU - Ottenbacher, K.
AU - Rogers, C.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - Normative data were obtained for 156 pre-school children's performances on measures of muscle tone, muscle co-contraction, standing balance, prone extension posture, flexion supine posture, asymmetrical tonic neck reflex, and postrotatory nystagmus. Regression analysis indicated that these combined variables accounted for only 13.5% of the variance of postrotary nystagmus of 145 4-yr-olds. However, if the data are examined only for children exhibiting nystagmus that is lower than 1 standard deviation below the mean, then these variables account for 50% of the variance of nystagmus. Prone extension posture, standing balance-eyes closed, and muscle tone account for 37% of the variance within this low-nystagmus population. These results are considered in light of the authors' previous studies demonstrating that, in learning-disabled children, vestibular-proprioceptive measures can be used clinically to predict which children will respond to sensory integration therapy with changes in postrotary nystagmus. These changes, according to sensory integration theory, reflect positive responses to therapy.
AB - Normative data were obtained for 156 pre-school children's performances on measures of muscle tone, muscle co-contraction, standing balance, prone extension posture, flexion supine posture, asymmetrical tonic neck reflex, and postrotatory nystagmus. Regression analysis indicated that these combined variables accounted for only 13.5% of the variance of postrotary nystagmus of 145 4-yr-olds. However, if the data are examined only for children exhibiting nystagmus that is lower than 1 standard deviation below the mean, then these variables account for 50% of the variance of nystagmus. Prone extension posture, standing balance-eyes closed, and muscle tone account for 37% of the variance within this low-nystagmus population. These results are considered in light of the authors' previous studies demonstrating that, in learning-disabled children, vestibular-proprioceptive measures can be used clinically to predict which children will respond to sensory integration therapy with changes in postrotary nystagmus. These changes, according to sensory integration theory, reflect positive responses to therapy.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.37.2.102
DO - 10.5014/ajot.37.2.102
M3 - Article
C2 - 6846472
AN - SCOPUS:0020536339
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 37
SP - 102
EP - 109
JO - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
JF - American Journal of Occupational Therapy
IS - 2
ER -