Differential Effect of Taekwondo Training on Knee Muscle Strength and Reactive and Static Balance Control in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Fong, Shirley S. M.; Chung, Joanne W. Y.; Chow, Lina P. Y.; Ma, Ada W. W.; Tsang, William W. N.
Titel	Differential Effect of Taekwondo Training on Knee Muscle Strength and Reactive and Static Balance Control in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 34 (2013) 5, S.1446-1455 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.025
Schlagwörter	Human Body; Physical Fitness; Control Groups; Psychomotor Skills; Muscular Strength; Developmental Disabilities; Program Effectiveness; Comparative Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Menschlicher Körper; Leistungsfähigkeit; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Muskelkraft; Entwicklungsstörung
Abstract	This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effect of short-term intensive TKD training on the isokinetic knee muscle strength and reactive and static balance control of children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Among the 44 children with DCD (mean age: 7.6 plus or minus 1.3 years) recruited, 21 were randomly assigned to undergo daily TKD training for 1 h over three consecutive months, with the remaining 23 children being assigned to the DCD control group. Eighteen typically developing children (mean age: 7.2 plus or minus 1.0 years) received no training as normal controls. Knee extensor and flexor muscle strength and reactive and static balance control were assessed using an isokinetic machine (with low, moderate and high movement velocities), a motor control test (MCT) and a unilateral stance test (UST), respectively. A repeated measures MANCOVA revealed a significant group through time interaction effect in isokinetic outcomes at 180 degrees/s and in the UST outcome. Post hoc analysis demonstrated that DCD-TKD children's isokinetic knee muscle strength, specifically at 180 degrees/s, was as high as that of the normal control children (p greater than 0.0083) after TKD training. Moreover, UST body sway velocity was slower in the DCD-TKD group than in the DCD control group (p less than 0.001), and was comparable to that of the normal control group (p greater than 0.05) after TKD training. However, no such improvement in balance was observed in the MCT (p greater than 0.025). The results show that children with DCD who undergo a 3-month program of intensive TKD training experience improvements in isokinetic knee muscle strength at 180[degrees]/s and static single-leg standing balance control, but do not benefit from improved reactive balance control. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10