Limitations in mobility are common in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID). As balance
and gait capacities are key aspects of mobility, the prevalence of balance and gait problems …

Background Although physical fitness has been suggested to improve physical and
psychosocial health for a variety of population profiles, there is a lack of information about …

Introduction Core stability exercises and treadmill training play a crucial role in physical
therapy interventions and have an effect on balance in children with Down Syndrome (DS); …

The goal of this work was to analyze postural control in Down syndrome (DS) participants
considering three different groups composed by children, teenagers and adults with DS. An …

The uncontrolled manifold (UCM) approach allows us to address issues concerning the
nature of variability. In this study we applied the UCM analysis to gait and to a population …

Advanced Analysis of Motor Development explores how research is conducted in testing
major issues and questions in motor development. It also looks at the evolution of research …

The main objective of this study is to understand the differences in equilibrium control
between normal subjects and those with Down syndrome. A total of 54 subjects participated …

Adults primarily walk to reach a new location, but why do infants walk? Do infants, like
adults, walk to travel to a distant goal? We observed 30 13‐month‐old and 30 19‐month‐old …

Background Quantifying gait stability is a topic of high relevance and a number of possible
measures have been proposed. The problem in validating these methods is the necessity to …

The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of a combined strength and proprioception
training (CSPT) program on muscle strength and postural balance in children with …