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luence of skeletal growth on kinesthesia otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
- adolescence awkwardness
Klavdija Zorko
Klavdija Zorko s.p., Training and Education, Ulica bratov Mravljakov 5, 3000 Celje,
Slovenia
Introduction: During adolescence the kinaesthesia is affected. It is known that
young people may experience the so-called "adolescent awkwardness" (AA),
which is associated with numerous injuries in children. The aim is to present
if accelerated skeletal growth (ACSG) affects kinaesthesia since the period in-
cludes development of muscular system and connective tissue. Sensing the
movement and body posture is done by sensory receptors whereas also ves-
tibular and visual system contribute to the kinaesthesia.
Methods: After defining the subjects with ACSG using non-invasive methods,
the testing of surface sensation and pain, lumbar spine and knee joint reposi-
tion, torque reproduction and dynamic tracking in the knee, orientation in the
space, counter movement jump (CMJ) and static equilibrium in standing (SEST)
and sitting (SESI) position and agility test was done.
Results: The statistically different results were only in test of surface sensation
(min distance of a two-point touch). There were differences in knee flexion,
CMJ, SEST and SESI, but were not statistically significant.
Discussion and conclusion: The study explained that children do not experi-
ence sensory or motor disorders during SG, as has been demonstrated in old-
er adults. We can conclude that AA could be a result of the so-called emotional
control of locomotion, where efferent is chosen in short period (fight or flight
mode) and is visible as a motor awkwardness whereas the individual is large-
ly unaware of process.
Keywords: kinesthesia, skeletal growth, development, central nervous
system, awkwardness
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- adolescence awkwardness
Klavdija Zorko
Klavdija Zorko s.p., Training and Education, Ulica bratov Mravljakov 5, 3000 Celje,
Slovenia
Introduction: During adolescence the kinaesthesia is affected. It is known that
young people may experience the so-called "adolescent awkwardness" (AA),
which is associated with numerous injuries in children. The aim is to present
if accelerated skeletal growth (ACSG) affects kinaesthesia since the period in-
cludes development of muscular system and connective tissue. Sensing the
movement and body posture is done by sensory receptors whereas also ves-
tibular and visual system contribute to the kinaesthesia.
Methods: After defining the subjects with ACSG using non-invasive methods,
the testing of surface sensation and pain, lumbar spine and knee joint reposi-
tion, torque reproduction and dynamic tracking in the knee, orientation in the
space, counter movement jump (CMJ) and static equilibrium in standing (SEST)
and sitting (SESI) position and agility test was done.
Results: The statistically different results were only in test of surface sensation
(min distance of a two-point touch). There were differences in knee flexion,
CMJ, SEST and SESI, but were not statistically significant.
Discussion and conclusion: The study explained that children do not experi-
ence sensory or motor disorders during SG, as has been demonstrated in old-
er adults. We can conclude that AA could be a result of the so-called emotional
control of locomotion, where efferent is chosen in short period (fight or flight
mode) and is visible as a motor awkwardness whereas the individual is large-
ly unaware of process.
Keywords: kinesthesia, skeletal growth, development, central nervous
system, awkwardness
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