Balance problems during obstacle crossing in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Gait and Posture

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-331

  Deconinck, F J A ^a,c   Savelsbergh, G J P ^a,b   De Clercq, D ^c   Lenoir, M ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Balance; Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD); Gait; Obstacle crossing; Perceptuo motor control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VELOCITY; WALKING;

CHILD; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 77956788656     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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