Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/1942/43573
Title: | Interlimb coordination and spatiotemporal variability during walking and running in children with developmental coordination disorder and typically developing children | Authors: | GOETSCHALCKX, Mieke MOUMDJIAN, Lousin FEYS, Peter RAMECKERS, Eugene |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER | Source: | Human movement science (Print), 96 (Art N° 103252) | Abstract: | Background: A different interlimb coordination and higher variability in movement patterns is evident in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The impact of DCD on interlimb coordination during walking and running is unknown. Aim: To assess interlimb coordination and spatiotemporal variability during overground walking and running in children with and without DCD. Methods: Children with DCD and typically developing children (TDC), from 8 to 12 years participated. Children were equipped with portable sensors. Participants walked and ran for 3 min in an oval-path at their comfortable pace. Interlimb coordination, expressed by the phase coordination index (PCI), and spatiotemporal variability (coefficient of variance (CoV)) were collected. Results: Twenty-one children with DCD and 23 TDC participated. During walking, PCI showed similar values in both groups, but a higher spatiotemporal variability was observed in children with DCD. During running, PCI was higher (reduced coordination) in children with DCD than TDC and a higher spatiotemporal variability was shown. Conclusions and implications: Only during running, interlimb coordination of children with DCD was lower than TDC. During both walking and running tasks, spatiotemporal variability was higher in DCD. Current results implicate that difficulties in children with DCD is more prominent when motor coordination is more challenged. What this paper adds: This paper adds to the literature on coordination and gait pattern in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) through a cross-sectional analysis of interlimb coordination and variability of spatiotemporal measures of overground walking and running. Overground walking and running were performed in a large oval-path allowing the assessment of coordination and gait patterns in an ecological valid set-up. Our results indicate that during a more demanding task, namely running, children with DCD display a less coordinated running pattern, expressed by a significantly higher phase coordination index, than typically developing peers. During walking, the interlimb coordination was similar between both groups. The current result is in accordance with the hybrid model of DCD that states that motor coordination difficulties in DCD are dpendent on the interaction of the task, individual and environment. This | Notes: | Goetschalckx, M (corresponding author), REVAL, Rehabil Res Ctr, Wetenschapspk 5-7, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. mieke.goetschalckx@uhasselt.be |
Keywords: | Interlimb coordination;Phase coordination index;Developmental coordination disorder;Walking;Running | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/43573 | ISSN: | 0167-9457 | e-ISSN: | 1872-7646 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.humov.2024.103252 | ISI #: | 001273596400001 | Rights: | 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
Appears in Collections: | Research publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Interlimb coordination and spatiotemporal variability during walking and running in children with developmental .pdf | Published version | 1.62 MB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.