TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Gait ground reaction force characteristics in deaf and hearing children
JO  - Gait and posture
A1  - Jafarnezhadgero, Amir Ali
A1  - Majlesi, Mahdi
A1  - Azadian, Elaheh
SP  - 236
EP  - 240
VL  - 53
IS  - 
N2  - The link between gait parameters and hearing loss is not well understood. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the gait ground reaction forces, their time to peak, vertical loading rate, impulses and free moment during gait in deaf and hearing children. Thirty male children were equally divided into a healthy group and a group with hearing loss problems (Deaf group). Ground reaction forces were analyzed during barefoot walking. MANOVA test was used for between group comparisons. The significance level was set at p<0.05 for all analyses. Hearing loss was associated with increased propulsion lateral-medial ground reaction force (p=0.031), its time to peak (p=0.008), and lateral- medial impulse (p=0.018). Similar vertical reaction forces were observed in both groups (p>0.05). Positive peak of free moments in the healthy group was significantly greater than that in the deaf group (p=0.004). In conclusion, the results reveal that gait ground reaction force components in deaf children may have clinical values for rehabilitation of these subjects.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0966-6362
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.02.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -