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Training program on balance and bilateral coordination of lower limb for a child with developmental coordination disorder (dcd): single case study
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GANAPATHY SANKAR.U, MONISHA.R, S.SUBASH
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Balance and bilateral coordination were integral component for initiating gait. Children with developmental coordination disorder experiences frequent fall, they bounce and hit over the objects on their way when exposed to unfamiliar environment, however with the familiar environment, it happens in the same way. Bilateral integration of lower limb is needed to sequence the limb in stance and swing phase transition in gait, while running the coordination between limbs and the stride length should be maintained at pace while landing and while initiating the running. In Indian context, children with developmental coordination disorder occupies 5-7% and 6-8% , and the prevalence percentage varies as per the assessment method used by the researchers and therapists in India, as therapist in India uses more than one assessment method and ends up with varying percentage of prevalence estimation. The preliminary training programme for children with DCD needs pacing the speed of movement initiation and majority of children fails to initiate a movement task that demands the use of multiple senses. Children with DCD use their visual input and develop frequent compensatory strategies to balance their motor coordination difficulties. These children experiences trouble in producing bilateral coordination of limbs, in comparison to typically developing peer group children. Coordinated movements of non- homologous limbs is more difficult for these children to execute. The aim of the current study is to investigate the training program on balance and bilateral coordination of lower limb for a child with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and the results of the single case study suggests use of the training method adapted in the study and further training program involving large sample size with the experimental research design is planned.
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Bilateral coordination, Balance, Developmental coordination disorder, hopping, rhythmic coordination.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.467
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