The relationship between kinaesthesia, motor performance, physical fitness and joint mobility in children living in Nigeria

BMC Pediatrics

Research

Ijeoma Blessing Anieto¹  Niri Naidoo²  Oluwakemi Adebukola Ituen²  Bouwien Smits-Engelsman²  Charles I. Ezema³  Ebuka Miracle Anieto⁴ 

[1] Department of Gerontology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom;Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Medical Rehabilitation, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria;Department of Physiotherapy and Paramedicine, School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, G4 0BA, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.;Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;

关键词: Generalized joint hypermobility;    Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder;    Kinaesthesia;    Motor Performance;    Physical fitness;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-023-04348-9

 received in 2023-05-26, accepted in 2023-10-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeThis study aimed to determine the relationship between kinaesthesia, motor performance, fitness, and joint mobility in children.MethodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted involving children from two primary schools in the South-Eastern part of Nigeria. The Beighton criteria were used to measure joint mobility. Motor performance, fitness, and kinaesthesia were measured in all the children. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to evaluate the relationship between the outcomes.ResultsA total of 91 children (51.6% girls) participated in the study. The mean age of the children was 8.20 ± 1.98 years. Using a Beighton score of ≥ 6, Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) was identified in a total of 35 (38.46%) children and was more prevalent in females (60.0%). Joint mobility had significant correlations with most fitness and motor performance items, but not kinaesthesia. Agility & power, and motor performance seem to be reduced if mobility is larger. Kinaesthesia was correlated with most fitness and motor performance items, indicating that better fitness and better motor performance cooccur with better kinaesthesia or vice versa.ConclusionJoint mobility may have a significant influence on fitness and motor performance in children. Hence, it may be useful for future studies to investigate how fitness and motor performance modulate the onset and progression of musculoskeletal symptoms in GJH.

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