title: An overview of motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children.
abstract: 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. Hence, we aim to provide an overview on motor skill performance and balance in hearing impaired children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Science, Holy Cross College affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 002, India. venkadphysio@gmail.com
authors.forename: Venkadesan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: Finita Glory
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000503:physiopathology*