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Feasibility of motor imagery training for children with developmental coordination disorder: A pilot study
Adams, Imke L. J. Smits-Engelsman, Bouwein Lust, Jessica M. Wilson, Peter H. Steenbergen, Bert
Adams, Imke L. J.
Smits-Engelsman, Bouwein
Lust, Jessica M.
Wilson, Peter H.
Steenbergen, Bert
Abstract
Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) experience movement difficulties that may be linked to processes involved in motor imagery (MI). This paper discusses recent advances in theory that underpin the use of MI training for children with DCD. This knowledge is translated in a new MI training protocol which is compared with the cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (CO-OP). Children meeting DSM-5 criteria for DCD were assigned to MI (n = 4) or CO-OP (n = 4) interventions and completed nine treatment sessions, including homework exercises. Results were positive, with two children in the MI group and three in the CO-OP group improving their m-ABC-2 score by ≥ 2 standard scores, interpreted as a clinically meaningful change. Moreover, all children and parents noticed improvements in motor skills after training. This is the first study to demonstrate the feasibility of a theoretically principled treatment protocol for MI training in children with DCD, and extends earlier work.
Keywords
MI training, action observation, cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance, CO-OP, DCD, internal model
Date
2017
Type
Journal article
Journal
Frontiers in Psychology
Book
Volume
8
Issue
Page Range
1-9
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open