title: Sensory contributions to balance in boys with developmental coordination disorder.
abstract: This study examined and compared the control of posture during bilateral stance in ten boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) of 6-8 years old and ten matched typically developing boys in four sensory conditions (with or without vision, on a firm or complaint surface). In all conditions mean postural sway velocity was larger for the boys with DCD, in spite of a normal score on the balance items of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. A Group X Condition interaction revealed a larger dependency on vision in the boys with DCD when standing on a firm surface. These results suggest that in this specific subgroup of boys with DCD with predominantly problems in fine motor and ball skills postural control problems may still be prevalent and may possibly be associated with difficulties to re-weight sensory information in response to environmental demands.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
authors.forename: Frederik J A
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Deconinck
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Clercq
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Coster
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ooostra
authors.forename: Griet
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dewitte
authors.forename: Geert J P
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Savelsbergh
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cambier
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenoir
mesh_terms: D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D049628:Body Size; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011434:Proprioception / Q000502:physiology; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*