Strength Performance in School Going Children Using Bruininks- Oseretsky Test-2

Background-Strength is essential in children as it involves overall activities of our life ,thus lack of strength can affect muscle tone, muscle power, activities of daily living . It is believed that muscle strength gradually increases from early infancy. In developing children alterations related to continuing growth increases the tendency to vary in strength performances. The Purpose Of this study was to find out the total motor point score in children, to find descriptive category according to gender, and to find the descriptive category according to age group. Material and Methods: It was a cross sectional analytical study conducted in schools of Pimpri Chinchwad area. This study included 248 males and 268 females which were assessed for strength by Push up Test and wall squats. Result: The total mean point score of female was 25.18 and in male were 27. The performance of males was better than females. In all the age groups, majority fall in average category, followed by above average except youngest age group which shows more in above average category. Conclusion: The study concludes that, male children showed better performance than female children and as age increases, the strength score increases.