Relationship between Motor Coordination and Sensory Disturbance in Children

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  • 幼児期における運動の協調性と感覚異常の関連性の検討

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<p>Introduction/Background: In addition to having communication and cognitive learning disabilities, toddlers with developmental disorders have decreased motor coordination and decreased muscle tone, and problems with their sensory input are thought to be a causal factor. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between motor coordination and sensory disturbance in children.</p><p>Methods: The subjects were 39 healthy kindergarten children aged 5.0 (mean) years. Parents or guardians completed a questionnaire about the children’s past and present sensory and motor function. Motor coordination was evaluated by 25 items, involving throwing, kicking and catching a ball, on an 80-point scale. The children were categorized into ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ groups according to questionnaire responses to whether they had much coordination problem, and compared.</p><p>Results: Children for whom the questionnaire response to the item “Have they sometimes disliked playing in the sand pit? Have they sometimes disliked sand on their hands or feet?” was “Yes” scored significantly lower for overall motor coordination.</p><p>Conclusion: Children who showed some superficial sensory problems from the past to the present tended to have low motor coordination abilities.</p>

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