Training program on academic achievement and task motivation in children with developmental coordination disorder: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (sp2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Task Motivation ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
And Task

scholarly journals Implementation of a Strength Training Program for a 5-Year-Old Child With Poor Body Awareness and Developmental Coordination Disorder

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda B Kaufman ◽  
Denise L Schilling
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Strength Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Position Sense ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Background and Purpose This case report describes how a strength (muscle force-generating capacity) training program was associated with changes in muscle strength, motor function, and proprioceptive position sense in a young child with poor body awareness and a diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder. Case Description Assessment of a prekindergarten child referred for physical therapy because of behaviors compatible with poor body awareness revealed muscle weakness, poor performance on the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, and poor proprioception. Physical therapy testing done when the child was 5 years of age contributed to a pediatrician-assigned diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder. A 12-week strength training program was initiated. Outcomes Improvements were noted in muscle strength, gross motor function, and proprioception. Discussion Research indicates that muscles provide information about joint position. Evidence suggests that muscle strength gains seen in children are the result of neuromuscular learning and neural adaptations; therefore, a structured strength training program may have contributed to proprioceptive changes in this child.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Motor Imagery Training for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder – A Pilot Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imke L. J. Adams ◽  
Bouwien Smits-Engelsman ◽  
Jessica M. Lust ◽  
Peter H. Wilson ◽  
Bert Steenbergen
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Imagery Training ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Are Motor Timing Problems Subgroup Specific in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder?

1997 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen E. Parker ◽  
Dawne Larkin ◽  
Michael G. Wade
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Motor Timing ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Task Specificity ◽  
Repetitive Tasks ◽  
Hand Tapping ◽  
Foot Tapping ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
And Task

ABSTRACTThis study investigated subgroup and task specificity of self-paced timing in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Self-paced tempo (intertap interval) and timing stability (coefficient of variation) were measured in three repetitive tasks—hand tapping, foot tapping, and jumping in place—in 37 children aged 6 to 9 years classified into gross motor impaired (GM), fine and gross motor impaired (F&G), or coordinated control (CC) groups. Results showed that, although tempo did not vary between coordination groups, timing stability for the hand was significantly worse for the F&G motor impaired group (p < .05). Discriminant function analysis correctly classified 75% of CC, 67% of F&G, and 67% of GM children. Although timing inconsistency of hand tapping identified a coordination subgroup, these tasks provide only moderate prediction of group membership.

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