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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Joint Angular Kinematics and Gross Motor Function in Typically Developing Healthy Children.

Monday Omoniyi Moses, Ngozi Florence Onuegbu, Prince De-Gualle Deku, Mary Abena Nyarko, Lydia Boampong Owusu, Abigael Omowumi Emikpe, Emmanuel Babatunde John, Rahul Soangra, Abiboye Cheduko Yifieyeh, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye

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Monday Omoniyi MosesDepartment of Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5785-9551
Ngozi Florence OnuegbuDepartment of Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Prince De-Gualle DekuDepartment of Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Mary Abena NyarkoDepartment of Physiotherapy and Sports Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Lydia Boampong OwusuDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Abigael Omowumi EmikpeDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Emmanuel Babatunde JohnDepartment of Physical Therapy, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University in Irvine, Irvine, CA 92866, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6476-6836
Rahul SoangraDepartment of Physical Therapy, Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Chapman University in Irvine, Irvine, CA 92866, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9836-1549
Abiboye Cheduko YifieyehDepartment of Surgery, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.
Nicholas Akinwale TitiloyeDepartment of Pathology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi AK-039, Ghana.

Funding

AI-based Fall-Risk Assessment during Daily Activities in Post Stroke Survivors using SmartphonesR15HD110941 · NICHD · CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY · PI SOANGRA, RAHUL · 2023 to 2023
$391k
7th KReF research grant provided by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. No numberNICHD NIH HHS R15 HD110941
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to establish the interactions between joint angular kinematics and gross motor function in typically developing healthy Ghanaian children.

methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed. A total of 150 (69 (46.0%), 3.25 ± 0.08-year-old boys and 81 (54.0%), 3.25 ± 0.06-year-old girls) 2-4-year-old children were recruited. Joint angular kinematic variables [left hip flexion (LHF), left hip extension (LHE), right hip flexion (RHF), left knee flexion (LKF), right hip extension (RHE), left knee extension (LKE), right knee flexion (RKF), left ankle dorsi-flexion (LADF), right knee extension (RKE), right ankle plantar flexion (RAPF), left ankle plantar flexion (LAPF), and right ankle dorsi-flexion (RADF)] and gross motor function (lying and rolling, sitting, crawling and kneeling, standing, and walking, running, and jumping) were measured with standard scales.

resultsThe correlations between lying and rolling vs. RHE (r = 0.221;

conclusionsThere was a negative correlation between joint angular kinematics and total gross motor function in this sampled population. Typically, developing healthy children should be exposed to a range of motion, flexibility, and active transportation programs for optimal active lifestyles and improvements in gross motor skills.

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anthropometriccrawling and kneelinglying and rollingrange of motionrunning and jumpingwalking

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PMCPMC11941133

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