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The Efficacy of Motor Imagery Additional to Task-Oriented Training for Children with Developmental Coordination
David Moreno-Naya1, Francisco J Vazquez-Araujo2, Paula M Castro2
1Research Group of Intervención Psicosocial y Rehabilitación Funcional, Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Campus de Oza, University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Background:
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects school-age children and interferes with the practice of their daily activities. Task-oriented work and motor imagery have shown great efficacy in addressing this problem.
Objective:
This study presents a protocol that seeks to understand the effectiveness of a combined program of both modalities on the motor competence of children susceptible to the presence of DCD.
Desing:
Randomised controlled trial.
Methods:
The participants are children susceptible to the presence of DCD (from 6 to 12 years old) distributed into an intervention group that received a total of 20 protocol sessions and a control group that continued with their usual school routine.
