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Development of the Coordination between Posture and Manual Control
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Haddad, Jeffrey M.; Claxton, Laura J.; Keen, Rachel; Berthier, Neil E.; Riccio, Gary E.; Hamill, Joseph; Van Emmerik, Richard E. A. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
Studies have suggested that proper postural control is essential for the development of reaching. However, little research has examined the development of the coordination between posture and manual control throughout childhood. We investigated the coordination between posture and manual control in children (7- and 10-year-olds) and adults during…
Descriptors: Human Posture, Psychomotor Skills, Child Development, Children
Foot-Ground Interaction during Upright Standing in Children with Down Syndrome
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Pau, Massimiliano; Galli, Manuela; Crivellini, Marcello; Albertini, Giorgio – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study aimed to quantitatively characterize the main foot-ground contact parameters during static upright standing and to assess foot evolution with increasing age in young individuals affected by Down syndrome (DS). To this end, 99 children with DS of mean age 9.7 (1.7) were tested using a pressure sensitive mat, and the raw data were…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Children, Age Differences, Child Development
Attention Demand and Postural Control in Children with Hearing Deficit
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Derlich, Malgorzata; Krecisz, Krzysztof; Kuczynski, Michal – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
To elucidate the mechanisms responsible for deteriorated postural control in children with hearing deficit (CwHD), we measured center-of-pressure (COP) variability, mean velocity and entropy in bipedal quiet stance (feet together) with or without the concurrent cognitive task (reaction to visual stimulus) on hard or foam surface in 29 CwHD and a…
Descriptors: Attention, Human Posture, Children, Hearing Impairments
Enhanced Handling and Positioning in Early Infancy Advances Development throughout the First Year
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Lobo, Michele A.; Galloway, James C. – Child Development, 2012
Behaviors emerge, in part, from the interplay of infant abilities and caregiver-infant interactions. Cross-cultural and developmental studies suggest caregiver handling and positioning influence infant development. In this prospective, longitudinal study, the effects of 3 weeks of enhanced handling and positioning experiences provided to 14…
Descriptors: Infants, Caregivers, Child Development, Longitudinal Studies
Motor Coordination Difficulties and Physical Fitness of Extremely-Low-Birthweight Children
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Burns, Yvonne R.; Danks, Marcella; O'Callaghan, Michael J.; Gray, Peter H.; Cooper, David; Poulsen, Leith; Watter, Pauline – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2009
Motor coordination difficulties and poor fitness exist in the extremely low birthweight (ELBW) population. This study investigated the relative impact of motor coordination on the fitness of ELBW children aged 11 to 13 years. One hundred and nine children were recruited to the study: 54 ELBW participants (mean age at assessment 12y 6mo; 31 male,…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Pregnancy, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills