TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mühlbauer, Thomas
A1  - Besemer, Carmen
A1  - Wehrle, Anja
A1  - Gollhofer, Albert
A1  - Granacher, Urs
T1  - Relationship between strength; balance and mobility in children aged 7-10 years
T2  - Gait & posture
N2  - The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between variables of lower extremity muscle strength, balance, and mobility assessed under various task conditions.
 Twenty-one healthy children (mean age: 9 +/- 1 years) were tested for their isometric and dynamic strength as well as for their steady-state, proactive, and reactive balance and mobility. Balance and mobility tests were conducted under single and dual task conditions.
 Significant positive correlations were detected between measures of isometric and dynamic leg muscle strength. Hardly any significant associations were observed between variables of strength and balance/mobility and between measures of steady-state, proactive, and reactive balance. Additionally, no significant correlations were detected between balance/mobility tests performed under single and dual task conditions.
 The predominately non-significant correlations between different balance components and mobility imply that balance and mobility performance is task specific. Further, strength and balance/mobility as well as balance under single and dual task conditions seem to be independent of each other and may have to be tested and trained complementarily.
KW  - Steady-state balance
KW  - Proactive/reactive balance
KW  - Maximal isometric force
KW  - Jumping height
KW  - Single/dual tasking
KW  - Cognitive/motor interference
Y1  - 2013
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/35413
SN  - 0966-6362
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
SP  - 108
EP  - 112
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Clare
ER  -