Direction-specific impairment of stability limits and falls in children with developmental coordination disorder: Implications for rehabilitation

Highlights • Children with DCD have impaired limit of stability (LOS) in the backward direction. • Diminished LOS at the back is related to higher fall incidents in daily life. • Improving LOS should be factored into treatments for children with DCD.

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Published in:Gait & posture 2016-01, Vol.43, p.60-64
Main Authors: Fong, Shirley S.M, Ng, Shamay S.M, Chung, Louisa M.Y, Ki, W.Y, Chow, Lina P.Y, Macfarlane, Duncan J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls
Child
Clumsy children
Falls
Female
Humans
Limits of stability
Male
Motor Skills Disorders - physiopathology
Motor Skills Disorders - rehabilitation
Orthopedics
Postural control
Posture - physiology
Reaction Time
Rehabilitation
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Summary:Highlights • Children with DCD have impaired limit of stability (LOS) in the backward direction. • Diminished LOS at the back is related to higher fall incidents in daily life. • Improving LOS should be factored into treatments for children with DCD.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.10.026