Publications by authors named "Herje Aibast"
Unlabelled: Habitually barefoot (HB) children from the Kalenjin tribe of Kenya are known for their high physical activity levels. To date, there has been no comprehensive assessment of foot structure and function in these highly active and HB children/adolescents and link with overuse injuries.
Purpose: The aim of this research is to assess foot structure, foot function, injury and physical activity levels in Kenyan children and adolescents who are HB compared with those who were habitually shod (HS).
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate functional motor performance and haptic object recognition in 5-year-old children with mild expressive language disorder (ELD) in comparison with age- and gender-matched healthy children.
Methods: The subjects were classified by speech-language pathologist using The Reynell Developmental Language Scales III and Boehm Test of Basic Concepts: Preschool as children with mild ELD (n=29, incl. 23 boys and 6 girls) and children with typical language development as controls (n=29, incl.
Quadriceps femoris muscle function prior and after total knee arthroplasty in women with knee osteoarthritis.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
October 2012
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the strength and relaxation capabilities of the quadriceps muscle before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
- Using various metrics, researchers recorded the performance of the quadriceps in 12 female patients and took note of pain levels and knee function over several months post-surgery.
- Results showed a decrease in knee pain and improved function after TKA, but participants still exhibited significantly lower strength in the operated leg compared to the unoperated leg, with no notable changes in other contraction metrics.
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate motor skills, haptic object recognition and social interaction in 5-year-old children with mild specific expressive language impairment (expressive-SLI) and articulation disorder (AD) in comparison of age- and gender matched healthy children.
Methods: Twenty nine children (23 boys and 6 girls) with expressive-SLI, 27 children (20 boys and 7 girls) with AD and 30 children (23 boys and 7 girls) with typically developing language as controls participated in our study. The children were examined for manual dexterity, ball skills, static and dynamic balance by M-ABC test, haptic object recognition and for social interaction by questionnaire completed by teachers.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate motor performance and haptic object recognition (HOR) in 5-year-old boys with minor to moderate specific impairment of expressive language (expressive-SLI).
Methods: Twenty-eight boys with expressive-SLI and 26 boys with typical language development as controls were recruited from ordinary kindergartens. An assessment of the voluntary isometric force production and relaxation capacity of the leg extensor muscles, manual dexterity, ball skills, balance and HOR was performed and the results were compared with those for age-matched control group.