Gait characteristics in individuals with intellectual disabilities

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Gait characteristics in individuals with intellectual disabilities: A literature review
Sanaa Almuhtaseb, Alyt Oppewal, Thessa I.M. HilgenkampResearch in Developmental Disabilities; Volume 35, Issue 11, November 2014, Pages 2858–2883

Highlights
• Gait abnormalities are present in the population with ID.
• Walking under perturbed conditions led to stability-enhancing adaptations.
• People with ID have a higher energy expenditure during walking.
• Few studies investigated gait in people with ID.
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Gait is a functionally highly relevant aspect of motor performance. In the general population poorer gait increases the risk of falls and is a predictor for future disability, cognitive impairment, institutionalization and/or mortality. People with intellectual disabilities (ID) show a delayed motor development, which brings to attention the abnormalities that might accompany gait in this population throughout childhood and adulthood. Therefore, this paper aims (a) to provide a focused review of the available literature on gait characteristics in individuals with ID and (b) to gain insight into available instrumentations measuring gait in this population. We searched the database of PubMed for relevant articles and the reference lists of included articles, resulting in 44 included articles. Forty one studies reported gait characteristics during over-ground walking and six studies during perturbed walking conditions. Most studies investigated syndrome-specific ID populations, only five studies investigated the general ID population. The studies show that gait abnormalities are evident during over-ground walking in the ID population, both in people with genetic syndromes and with ID without genetic syndromes. During perturbed conditions people with ID altered their gait with stability-enhancing adaptations. Abnormalities in gait may be partly explained by physical features, but the interrelatedness between gait and cognition may also be an explanation for the gait abnormalities seen in the ID population. Further research regarding gait characteristics of the ID population, and its relation to cognitive functioning, and adverse health outcomes is needed.
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NewsBot · Feb 26, 2019

Evaluation of podiatric disorders in a sample of children with
intellectual disabilities: an analytical cross-sectional study
Laura Cala-PérezI et al
Sao Paulo Med J. 2018;136(6):505-10

BACKGROUND: Intellectual disabilities (IDs) usually derive from neurodevelopmental disabilities. They limit intellectual functioning and cause adaptive behaviors and orthopedic problems. These disabilities have harmful effects on health, everyday practical skills and social functioning, and they diminish quality of life. The goal of our research was to perform podiatric evaluations on schoolchildren with and without ID and ascertain their records of foot disorders. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted at a podiatric clinic in the city of Piedras Blancas, province of Asturias, Spain. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study on 82 schoolchildren affected by ID, compared with 117 healthy schoolchildren, was conducted at a podiatric clinic. Demographic data, clinical characteristics and measurements relating to podiatric examinations were recorded among the participants who completed all phases of the tool that was used in the study process. RESULTS: Almost 90% of the schoolchildren with and without ID presented foot disorders relating to smaller toes, nail disorders, flat feet or lower-limb alterations. CONCLUSIONS: The participants showed elevated prevalence of foot disorders. Podiatric evaluations are a significant means for preventing the appearance of medical conditions and/or foot problems, and they also improve general health.
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Gait characteristics in individuals with intellectual disabilities

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Gait Characteristics Associated With Cerebellar Ataxia

Gait ground reaction force characteristics in deaf and hearing children

Socioeconomic disparities in gait speed and associated characteristics in early old age

Effect of frame rate on the ability to identify characteristics of gait from CTV

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