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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 71-78 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Child Neurology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2014 |
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Is idiopathic toe walking really idiopathic? The motor skills and sensory processing abilities associated with idiopathic toe walking gait. / Williams, Cylie; Tinley, Paul; Curtin, Michael; Wakefield, Suzanne; Nielsen, Sharon.
In: Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 29, No. 1, 01.2014, p. 71-78.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Is idiopathic toe walking really idiopathic? The motor skills and sensory processing abilities associated with idiopathic toe walking gait
AU - Williams, Cylie
AU - Tinley, Paul
AU - Curtin, Michael
AU - Wakefield, Suzanne
AU - Nielsen, Sharon
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - This study aimed to investigate any differences between the motor skills and sensory processing abilities of children between the ages of 4 and 8, who do and do not have an idiopathic toe walking gait. Children in each cohort were tested with a number of norm referenced assessments. A total of 60 children participated, 30 within each cohort. Those with an idiopathic toe walking gait were found to have different Sensory Profile quadrant scores (P = .002), poorer performance on the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (P ≤ .001), a lower vibration perception threshold (P = .001), and poorer performance on the Standing Walking Balance subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (P = .047), compared with non–toe walking peers. Although this research does not give a causative factor for toe walking gait, it provides a number of theories as to why this gait may not be idiopathic in nature.
AB - This study aimed to investigate any differences between the motor skills and sensory processing abilities of children between the ages of 4 and 8, who do and do not have an idiopathic toe walking gait. Children in each cohort were tested with a number of norm referenced assessments. A total of 60 children participated, 30 within each cohort. Those with an idiopathic toe walking gait were found to have different Sensory Profile quadrant scores (P = .002), poorer performance on the Bruininks–Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (P ≤ .001), a lower vibration perception threshold (P = .001), and poorer performance on the Standing Walking Balance subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (P = .047), compared with non–toe walking peers. Although this research does not give a causative factor for toe walking gait, it provides a number of theories as to why this gait may not be idiopathic in nature.
KW - Motor skills
KW - Sensory processing
KW - Toe walking
U2 - 10.1177/0883073812470001
DO - 10.1177/0883073812470001
M3 - Article
C2 - 23349518
VL - 29
SP - 71
EP - 78
JO - Journal of Child Neurology
JF - Journal of Child Neurology
SN - 0883-0738
IS - 1
ER -