Investigation of Static Balance Control in 4-6 Years Old Children With Using the Pediatric Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction For Balance (P-Ctsib)

Objectives: undiagnosed balance disorders during childhood can negatively affect children’s functional abilities such as reading and school performance. the pediatric clinical test of sensory interaction for balance (p-ctsib) reflects how children combine and use different sensory information to react to different conditions in the static balance. this study aimed to examine balance control in normal 4-6 years old children in tehran, iran using p-ctsib. methods: this was a descriptive-analytical study conducted on 121, 4-6 years old preschools children in tehran. the p-ctsib includes 12 conditions that are a combination of visual conditions (eyes open, eyes closed wearing visual-conflict dome), support surface (stand on firm surface or foam), and feet positions (feet-together and heel-toe). descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and repeated measures and post-hoc tests were used for age and gender comparisons. results: average standing time, anterior-posterior sway, and lateral sway in the p-ctsib conditions were evaluated in different age groups. different age groups had significantly different scores on the three items of the test (p<0.05), but there was no significant gender difference (p>0.05). discussion: given that all children had a better performance on the feet together position in p-ctsib, this position can be used to assess balance performance in all 4-6 years old children.