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Seelander, Johanna and Fricke, Oliver (2021). A Neurophysiological Approach to Physiotherapy for the Treatment of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) - Results of a Pilot Study. Physoscience, 17 (3). S. 130 - 137. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1860-3351

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Abstract

Background Investigation of the change in motor functions of children with DCD or Umschriebene Entwicklungsstorung motorischer Funktion (UEMF) after 24 units of physiotherapy on a neurophysiological basis or specified as Neurophysiological developmental therapy (NET). Objective To investigate whether neurophysiological-based physiotherapy (NET) is associated with a positive and long-lasting effect on coordination disorders in children with DCD. Method 10 children (4 girls, 6 boys, age: 6.42 [3.02] years) with a DCD diagnosis were treated with 24 units of NET (one or 2 units per week). Motor abilities were assessed 3 times: before, after, and 12 weeks post-treatment using the M-ABC 2. Results Substantial improvements in ball skills (percentile rank (PR) 5 -> 75), balance (PR 91 -> 99.9), overall motor abilities (PR 50 -> 99), and each child's most difficult subtask of the M-ABC 2 (PR 1 -> 50) from pre- to post-treatment. These improvements remained stable over the next 12 weeks and were independent of the children age and BMI. Conclusion The results provide a positive first impression of the benefits associated with NET on motor abilities in children with DCD.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Seelander, Johanna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fricke, Oliver UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-566737
DOI:	10.1055/a-1347-0617
Journal or Publication Title:	Physoscience
Volume:	17
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 130 - 137
Date:	2021
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1860-3351
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CHILDREN Multiple languages Rehabilitation Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56673