Does a physiotherapy programme of gross motor training influence motor function and activities of daily living in children presenting with developmental coordination disorder?
Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) lack motor coordination and have difficulty performing motor skills and activities of daily living. Research shows these children do not outgrow their motor difficulties and without intervention do not improve. Physiotherapy is rele...
| Publicado en: | South African Journal of Physiotherapy Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
2016
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