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Direct linkCapodaglio, Paolo; Menegoni, Francesco; Vismara, Luca; Cimolin, Veronica; Grugni, Graziano; Galli, Manuela – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Being severely overweight is a distinctive clinical feature of Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). This explorative study aims to characterise balance capacity in PWS as compared to non-genetically obese patients (O) and to a group of normal-weight individuals (CG). We enrolled 14 PWS patients: 8 females and 6 males (BMI = 41.3 [plus or minus] 7.3…
Descriptors: Obesity, Genetics, Comparative Analysis, Rehabilitation Programs
Dagenais, Liese M.; Lahay, Erin R.; Stueck, Kailey A.; White, Erin; Williams, Lindsay; Harris, Susan R. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
This systematic review provides a critical synthesis of research regarding the effects of electrical stimulation, exercise training, and motor skills training on muscle strength in children with meningomyelocele. Nine databases were searched using terms related to meningomyelocele and physical therapy interventions. Of 298 potentially relevant…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Stimulation, Human Body, Physical Therapy
Fisher, Michele – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Growth and development have a profound effect on physical fitness, response to exercise, and exercise programming in children. This article reviews the essential pediatric exercise physiology concepts relevant to physical education programs for K-6 children. Indices of physical fitness such as cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Physical Activities, Physical Fitness
Peer reviewedCoville, Claudia A. – Physical Educator, 1979
A theoretical framework for incorporating relaxation instruction in the physical education curriculum is presented based on the assumption that relaxation is a muscular-skeletal skill benefitting general motor skill acquisition. Theoretical principles, a definition of relaxation, and an analysis of stages of skill development are also used in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Motor Development
