Upper Limb Movement Deficiency in Children with Autism and Related Factors

VernacularTitle:孤独症儿童上肢运动缺陷及相关因素研究
Author: Mei WANG ; Di GENG ; Yanping YANG ; Wenyan WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: autism; sports ability; upper limb movement
From: Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2016;22(2):207-211
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the deficiency of upper limb movement in children with autism and its related factors. Methods 30 au-tism children aged 7-13 years old, and 30 healthy children aged 7-8 years from February to May, 2014 were enrolled. Their range of motion, comprehensive strength and cooperation, endurance, and muscular tension were tested. Results All the indexes of autism children lagged be-hind the healthy children (P<0.01), expect the muscular tension of the right upper limb (P>0.05). The endurance of boys was better than girls (P=0.020), and there was no difference in other aspects between them (P>0.05). The type of autism for more upper limb movement cor-related with obstruction of Jianjing acupoint (GB21) (r=0.515, P=0.013), and was significantly different with the type of less limb move-ment (χ2=8.533, P=0.003). Conclusion Compared with healthy children, the joint motion is relatively flexible, but lack of strength, and with poor persistence and unbalance development between left and right upper limbs. Motor rehabilitation should be conducted according to their movement features and the condition of meridian.