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Title: | Core stability exercise is as effective as task-oriented motor training in improving motor proficiency in children with developmental coordination disorder : a randomized controlled pilot study | Authors: | Au, MK Chan, WM Lee, L Chen, TMK Chau, RMW Pang, MYC |
Issue Date: | 1-Oct-2014 | Source: | Clinical rehabilitation, 1 Oct. 2014, v. 28, no. 10, p. 992-1003 | Abstract: | Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a core stability program with a task-oriented motor training program in improving motor proficiency in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Design: Randomized controlled pilot trial. Setting: Outpatient unit in a hospital. Participants: Twenty-two children diagnosed with DCD aged 6-9 years were randomly allocated to the core stability program or the task-oriented motor program. Intervention: Both groups underwent their respective face-to-face training session once per week for eight consecutive weeks. They were also instructed to carry out home exercises on a daily basis during the intervention period. Main measures: Short Form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Second Edition) and Sensory Organization Test at pre- and post-intervention. Results: Intention-to-treat analysis revealed no significant between-group difference in the change of motor proficiency standard score (P=0.717), and composite equilibrium score derived from the Sensory Organization Test (P=0.100). Further analysis showed significant improvement in motor proficiency in both the core stability (mean change (SD)=6.3(5.4); p=0.008) and task-oriented training groups (mean change(SD)=5.1(4.0); P=0.007). The composite equilibrium score was significantly increased in the task-oriented training group (mean change (SD) =6.0(5.5); P=0.009), but not in the core stability group (mean change(SD) =0.0(9.6); P=0.812). In the task-oriented training group, compliance with the home program was positively correlated with change in motor proficiency (rho=0.680, P=0.030) and composite equilibrium score (rho=0.638, P=0.047). Conclusion: The core stability exercise program is as effective as task-oriented training in improving motor proficiency among children with DCD. |
Keywords: | Task oriented practice Core stability training Developmental coordination disorder DCD |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Journal: | Clinical rehabilitation | ISSN: | 0269-2155 | EISSN: | 1477-0873 | DOI: | 10.1177/0269215514527596 | Rights: | This is the accepted version of the publication Au, Mei K., et al. “Core Stability Exercise Is as Effective as Task-Oriented Motor Training in Improving Motor Proficiency in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.” Clinical Rehabilitation, vol. 28, no. 10, Oct. 2014, pp. 992–1003. Copyright © 2014 (The Author(s)). DOI: 10.1177/0269215514527596. |
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