Identifying the level of trunk control of healthy term infants aged from 6 to 9 months |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurosciences and Behavior, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Tenente Catão Roxo, 2260, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP: 14051-140, Brazil;2. 0-3 Center For The At-Risk Infant, Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, via Don Luigi Monza 20, 23842 Bosisio Parini, LC, Italy;1. Human Movement Sciences Graduate Program, Department of Heath Sciences, Methodist University of Piracicaba (UNIMEP), Rodovia do Açúcar, km 156, 13400-970, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware (UD), 540 S College, 19713, Newark, DE, USA;1. Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Faculty of Humanities, Motor Behavior- Motor development Branch Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Hesarak, Tehran, Iran;2. Child Motor Development Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station TX 77843, United States;3. Faculty of Physical Education, University of Tehran, Faculty of Physical Eduaction, 15th street, North Kargar Street, Tehran, Iran;4. Behavior science department of Sport Science Research Institute, No. 3, 5th Alley, Miremad Street, Motahhari Street, Tehran, Iran;5. Motor Behavior_ Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Hesarak, Tehran, Iran;1. Health Sciences Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil;2. Rehabilitation Sciences, Movement Analysis Lab, University Nove de Julho, Brazil;3. Health Sciences Program, Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo, Brazil;4. University Center Of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | This study identified the level of trunk control of healthy term infants aged from six to nine months. This cross-sectional study included fifty-five infants aged from six to nine months. The levels of trunk control was investigated by using the Segmental Assessment Trunk Control (SATCo). The infants remained seated on a wooden bench and a neutral pelvic position was maintained. The SATCo score was considered as dependent variable. The results showed that infants aged six and seven months presented levels of trunk control in the thoracic region while infants aged from eight to nine months presented full trunk control. These results demonstrate that younger infants present less levels of trunk control while older infants present full trunk control, confirming that trunk control development takes place in a segmental way and in a cephalocaudal direction. These results also might be used as a reference to distinguish infants that show a delay in trunk control from those who have suitable motor development and, thus intervene at an early stage to minimize later delays in these infantś global motor development. |
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| Keywords: | Trunk control Healthy infants Early intervention |
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