The aims of this study were twofold: to assess the level of balance of people with visual impairment against the BOT-2 standard scores for the able-bodied, and to identify in which trials subjects had the greatest difficulties in maintaining balance with respect to the degree of vision loss and age categories. One hundred twenty-seven subjects with visual impairment aged 6-16 years, participate...

We assessed the effects of three interventions, rhythm, robotic, and standard-of-care, on the imitation/praxis, interpersonal synchrony, and overall motor performance of 36 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) between 5 and 12 years of age. Children were matched on age, level of functioning, and services received, prior to random assignment to one of the three groups. Training was provi...

Tremors affect pediatric and adult populations, with roughly 3% of people worldwide experiencing essential tremors. Treatments include medication, deep brain stimulation, occupational/physical therapy, or adaptive equipment. This unblinded experimental pre-test–post-test study was performed (April–September 2021) at Children’s Health Orange County, evaluating the effectiveness Move-D, a novel o...

Abstract This study aimed to measure the effects of video media on kindergarten children basic movement skills. Educators use many strategies assist their in acquiring skills kindergartens; The style teaching encompasses guided discovery, with a component and entire method approach supported by visual medias. research used an experimental design convenience sampling 40 from two classes kinderga...

Research has demonstrated the positive effects of different types physical activity, especially aquatic therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, this study aimed to examine effect a response-oriented approach using exercise ASD on motor skills and executive function. In quasi-experimental design, 40 aged 7–10 years were randomly assigned one two groups: (ROA) group (n=...

OBJECTIVE To assess motor proficiency and movement disorders in children with mild traumatic brain injury compared with an uninjured control group. Inclusion criteria were based on the definitions issued by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. SUBJECTS A group of 27 children with mild traumatic brain injury (age range 4-17 years) and a control group of 79 healthy children. METH...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of HIV infection on the motor performance of children and preadolescents, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) was administered to see whether performance scores (raw and standard) would change with duration of the disease. METHOD Thirty-four children and preadolescents were tested on the BOTMP at initial diagnosis of HIV positive and aga...

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the motor skills and the behavior problems of students with intellectual disabilities. The study participants were 117 students with intellectual disabilities who were between 7 and 25 years old (male, n=79; female, n=38) and attending special education schools in South Korea. Motor skill abilities were assessed by using the se...

AIMS To study the metabolic derangements in the second half of pregnancy caused by gestational diabetes, on the long term development of children. METHODS The neuropsychological function of 32 school age children born to 32 mothers with well controlled gestational diabetes and 57 control children matched by age, birth order, and parental socioeconomic status was studied. RESULTS There were ...