Related factors of flat foot in the Children with Developmental Delay in preschool

• Main Authors: Cheng, Hui-Wen, 鄭惠文
• Other Authors: Lin, Chin-Kai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/36135420626046201124

碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 幼兒教育學系早期療育碩士班 === 100 === The problem of flatfoot is often seen in pre-school children. The children with developmental delay have the similar deficit and more severe. Researches of flatfoot in the children with developmental delay is less than normal children. Therefore, the main topic of this study is to explore related factors of the flatfoot and the effect of flatfoot on the functional activities of lower extremity. The participants consisted of 88 children with age ranging from 4 years to 6 years. The tools use in this research are Foot-spirit、Beighton score and Movement ABC-2. 50 participants are suitable in this study. Boys are 28 (56%), gairs are 22 (44%). They are assigned to two groups: servere group (n=25) and mid to moderate group (n=25). The methods of statistical analysis include (1) independent sample t-test for mean difference to compare the joint laxity , ankle muscle strength , and the lower limb functional activities ability (one foot standing ; jump grid; toe walking along straight line) among two groups of different flatfoot severity. (2) the Pearson correlation test to test of flatfoot severity and joint laxity, ankle muscle strength, and lower extremity functional activities. The results are as follows : 1.there are moderate relation between their joint laxity and lower extremity muscle strength with flatfoot severity. 2.The lower limb functional activities in “ severe flatfoot of group “of the motor development delay children is significantly worse than mild to moderate group. Therefore, these results suggest that the strengthening the lower extremity muscle strength, especially in the ankle plantarflexor and dorsiflexor, could improve the arch collapse for children with developmental delay and flatfoot problem in clinical setting.