Many children aged 9–12 appear to have low levels of fundamental movement skills (FMS). Physical education (PE) is important because PE-teachers can teach children a variety of FMS and can influence PE-motivation. However, declined levels of PE-motivation are reported in the final grades of elementary …

In dit onderzoek is het effect onderzocht van psychomotorische therapie op het verminderen van het compensatiegedrag overmatig bewegen bij cliënten met een eetstoornis. Het onderzoek heeft plaats gevonden in het Antonius Ziekenhuis te Utrecht, afdeling Psychiatrie en Psychologie. De onderzoeksgroep bestaat …

A heterogeneous sample of 137 school-aged children with learning disabilities (IQ > 80) attending special needs schools was examined on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). The results show that compared to the available norm scores, 52.6% of the children tested performed below the 15th …

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether muscle strength and functional exercise capacity (FEC) influence motor performance in children with generalized joint hypermobility. METHODS: Forty-one children (mean age: 8.1 years) with symptomatic generalized hypermobility were included. Motor …

STUDY DESIGN: Meta-analysis. OBJECTIVES: To define the accuracy of clinical tests for assessing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures. BACKGROUND: The cruciate ligaments, and especially the ACL, are among the most commonly injured structures of the knee. Given the increasing injury prevalence, there …