A preliminary randomized controlled study on the effectiveness of vestibular-specific neuromuscular training in children with hearing impairment.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of vestibular-specific neuromuscular training on motor skills, balance and health-related quality of life in children with hearing impairment.

Design: Controlled, randomized, preliminary study.

Setting: Rehabilitation school for children with hearing impairment.

Reliability of pediatric reach test in children with hearing impairment.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the reliability of pediatric reach test in children with hearing impairment.

Methods: A total of 65 hearing impaired children completed the standing section of PRT. Two raters evaluated all the included children in standing section of PRT on two separate occasions.

Postural control, motor skills, and health-related quality of life in children with hearing impairment: a systematic review.

Children with hearing impairment have balance and motor deficits primarily due to concomitant damage to the vestibular structures. Psycho-intellectual and social developmental disorders, as well as elimination of social activities and participation may diminish health-related quality of life in these children. Despite the documentation, assessment of balance, motor deficits, and health-related quality of life of these children are not included in the educational program, unless obvious neurological or orthopedic disorders are diagnosed.

An overview of motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children.

Childhood hearing impairment is a common chronic condition that may have a major impact on acquisition of speech, social and physical development. Numerous literature states that injury to the vestibular organs may result in accompanying balance and motor development disorders. But still postural control and motor assessments are not a routine procedure in hearing impaired children.

Comparison of health related quality of life of primary school deaf children with and without motor impairment.

Objective: To compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of primary school-age deaf children with or without motor impairment to that of typically developing peers.

Methods: This study was a prospective, cross sectional study. With age-matched controls, 100 children were analyzed in each of the following three categories: normal hearing, hearing impaired without motor impairment, and hearing impairment with motor impairment.