Characterization and functional activity time for sitting and standing from chair for healthy boys

Authors

  • Michele Emy Hukuda USP
  • Renata Escorcio USP
  • Lílian Aparecdia Yoshimura Fernandes USP
  • Eduardo Vital de Carvalho Unifesp
  • Fátima Aparecida Caromano USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i3.2258

Keywords:

Child, Motor Activity, Physical Therapy (Specialty).

Abstract

Introduction: Researches on functional activity for sitting on chair, unlike the activity for standing from it, are poorly studied, creating a gap when generating patterns for dysfunction comparison. Objective: Characterizing functional activity for sitting on chair and execution time for sitting and standing from chair for healthy boys. Methods: For this study, 37 healthy boys participated in it. They were filmed performing the activity, totaling 111 observations and records. The proposed activity time was timed. Result: The functional activity for sitting on chair possesses three phases. For sitting on chair, time average was 1.07 s; for standing, 1.01 s. Conclusion: A similar pattern among the studied boys for sitting on chair was found, observing that the head movement can occur or not, and the upper limb support is common. For the activity execution time there was not difference concerning sitting and standing from chair.

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Author Biographies

Michele Emy Hukuda, USP

Mestre em Ciências da Reabilitação da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - FMUSP

Renata Escorcio, USP

Mestre em Ciências da Reabilitação da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - FMUSP

Lílian Aparecdia Yoshimura Fernandes, USP

Mestre em Ciências da Reabilitação da Faculdade de Medicnina da Universidade de São Paulo - FMUSP

Eduardo Vital de Carvalho, Unifesp

Fisioterapeuta da Associação Brasileira de Distrofia Muscular e especialista em Intervenção Fisioterapêutica ns Doenças Neuromusculares pela UNIFESP/EPM

Fátima Aparecida Caromano, USP

Professora Doutora do curso de fisioterapia da FMUSP

Published

2010-09-30

How to Cite

1.
Hukuda ME, Escorcio R, Fernandes LAY, Carvalho EV de, Caromano FA. Characterization and functional activity time for sitting and standing from chair for healthy boys. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2010 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];9(3):402-6. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2258

Issue

Section

Applied Sciences