Developmental coordination disorder: a review and update

JG Zwicker, C Missiuna, SR Harris, LA Boyd - European Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Present in approximately 5–6% of school-aged children, developmental coordination
disorder (DCD) is a neuromotor disability in which a child's motor coordination difficulties …

Physical activity and fitness in children with developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review

I Rivilis, J Hay, J Cairney, P Klentrou, J Liu… - Research in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition
characterized by poor motor proficiency that interferes with a child's activities of daily living …

A youth compendium of physical activities: activity codes and metabolic intensities

NF Butte, KB Watson, K Ridley, IF Zakeri… - … and science in …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ABSTRACT Purpose A Youth Compendium of Physical Activities (Youth Compendium) was
developed to estimate the energy costs of physical activities using data on youth only …

Assessment of motor functioning in the preschool period

JP Piek, B Hands, MK Licari - Neuropsychology review, 2012 - Springer
The assessment of motor functioning in young children has become increasingly important
in recent years with the acknowledgement that motor impairment is linked with cognitive …

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and developmental coordination disorder: Two separate disorders or do they share a common etiology.

JB Goulardins, D Rigoli, M Licari, JP Piek… - Behavioural brain …, 2015 - Elsevier
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been described as the most prevalent
behavioral disorder in children. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is one of the …

Relationship between habitual physical activity and gross motor skills is multifaceted in 5‐to 8‐year‐old children

A Laukkanen, A Pesola, M Havu… - … journal of medicine …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Adequate motor skills are essential for children participating in age‐related physical
activities, and gross motor skills may play an important role for maintaining sufficient level of …

[HTML][HTML] Postural control and balance in a cohort of healthy people living in Europe: An observational study

A Patti, A Bianco, N Şahin, D Sekulic, A Paoli, A Iovane… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
In the past 20 years, posturography has been widely used in the medical field. This
observational study aimed to report the values derived from posturography of a wide set of …

Exercise can improve physical self perceptions in adolescents with low motor competence

F McIntyre, P Chivers, D Larkin, E Rose… - Human movement science, 2015 - Elsevier
Adolescents with low motor competence have diminished perceptions of their physical self
and tend to avoid physical activities. This study examined the outcomes of an exercise …

Health-related fitness in preschool children with and without motor delays.

S King-Dowling, C Rodriguez, C Missiuna… - … and Science in …, 2018 - europepmc.org
PURPOSE: School-age children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have poor
health-related fitness (HRF), but little is known about when these deficits emerge. The …

Role of physical activity and perceived adequacy on peak aerobic power in children with developmental coordination disorder

A Silman, J Cairney, J Hay, P Klentrou… - Human Movement …, 2011 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine the mediating role of physical activity and
perceived adequacy towards physical activity on peak aerobic power (VO2peak) in children …