Avaliação de mobilidade e equilíbrio em crianças e adolescentes: revisão de literatura

Neuropsychomotor development is characterized of physical and neurological changes that start from conception involve biological, social, affective psychological aspects. A change in the middle this process can be a sign motor disorder or delay. Therefore, it important to carry out an assessment makes possible identify deficits, limitations andrestrictions. For this, necessary use validated monitored tests scales, which ensured adequate measurement disability better interpretation findings. The objective study aliterature review on reliability Timed Up Go (TUG), Functional Reach Test (FRT), One Legged Stance (TOLS), Bruininks–Oseretsky Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) DownStairs (TUDS) assess mobility functional balance children adolescents. purpose, platforms were consulted PubMed, PEDro, Scholar Google SciELO consulted, using keywords “Functional Mobility”, balance”, assessment”, “Children”, “Adolescent”, “Test”, “Balance”, “Mobility”, excluding studies with adult population, systematic reviews discussions considered irrelevant proposed objective. 26 chosen for selective reading full and, among them, 17 articles selected met excluded criteria. It was concluded test BOMTP showed low limited clinical setting, however, efficient assessing gross proficiency DMD early stages disease, addition being able used monitor individuals ASD. FRT, TOLS, TUG TUDS easy apply cost, showing good deficits. proved ineffective when compared thepopulation Down Syndrome. Individuals CP perform more easily test. In evaluation static dynamic by FRT testicles, first one trained easier severe impairments. Modifications optimize application certain tests.