Assessment Of Spinal Posture, Balance And Ankle Muscle Shortness İn Children With Autism

Condition(s) studied

Study summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate spinal posture, mobility, balance and ankle muscle shortness in children with autism.

The study will feature two groups,

* First group will consist of children with autism
* Second group will consist of typically developing children

Childhood autism assessment scale will be completed with the families of the children included in the study. The tiptoe walking status of the children participating in the study will be observed and classified according to the tiptoe walking classification. Children's balance skills will be evaluated with pediatric berg balance test and timed get up and walk test, ankle muscle shortness will be evaluated with Gastro-Soleus shortness measurements, spinal posture and mobility will be evaluated with spinal mouse.

The evaluation results of both groups will be compared.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* Is spinal mobility decreased in children with autism compared to typically developing children?
* Is Thoracic kyphosis greater in children with autism compared to typically developing children?
* Are Balance skills poorer in children with autism compared to typically developing children?
* Does the severity of tiptoe walking increase as gastro-soleus muscle shortness increases?

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Spinal posture and mobility — 6 Months
  Spinal Mouse : Spinal Mouse is a tool used for noninvasive external evaluation that measures spinal angles and shape in frontal and sagittal planes. It is used to measure spinal intersegmental angles and spinal range of motion. The device is moved over the columna vertebralis on the skin surface following the spinous processes from C7 to S3. It provides information about inclination, thorax, lumbar and sacrum/hip angles. Stores data and provides result output via computer program Both frontal and sagittal assesment were made while standing upright For the sagittal assesment there were 3 different evaluation positions * Standing still * Body flexion * Body extension For the frontal assesment there were 3 different evaluation positions * Standing still * Body left lateral flexion * Body right lateral flexion

Trial sites (3)

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