Normative values to Horus® computerized posturography in children.
Ândrea de Melo Boaz, Rudimar Dos Santos Riesgo, Pricila Sleifer
PMID 39109754WHAT IT FOUND
Normative values for the Horus posturography platform in 4-6 year olds show that balance improves with age.
Four-year-old boys have lower stability limits than girls. Clinicians must use age and sex-specific benchmarks to interpret results, as adult or generic norms are not applicable.
Key findings
01Stability limit values increased significantly with age, and four-year-old boys had higher values than girls, while no sex differences were found at ages 5 and 6.
02Residual Functional Balance improved with age across all seven test conditions, indicating that postural control matures progressively between 4 and 6 years.
03Sensory analysis showed significant differences in vestibular and visual dependence between age groups, but no significant differences in somatosensory or general visual system reliance.
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What it does not show
The study used a convenience sample from a specific region in Brazil, which may limit the generalizability of the norms to other populations. There are no existing studies using the Horus platform in children for direct comparison, so validation against other pediatric balance measures was not possible. The study only included typically developing children without balance complaints, so the norms do not apply to children with known vestibular or motor impairments.
Declared interests
The authors declared no financial support and no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not apply these normative values to children outside the 4-6 year age range or to children with known balance or hearing impairments. The norms are specific to typically developing preschoolers and may not be valid for older children or clinical populations.