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Dual‐task effects on postural sway during sit‐to‐stand movement in children with Down syndrome by G. M. Pena; S. L. Pavão; M. F. P. Oliveira; D. Godoi; A. C. de Campos; N. A. C. F. Rocha is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

## Background: Cognitive and postural tasks require common cognitive mechanisms, resulting in conflicts when both tasks are simultaneously performed. the presence of neuromotor dysfunctions, such as down syndrome, may impair coordination processes required to perform dual-tasks. the objective of this study was to investigate the dual-task effects on postural sway during sit-to-stand movements in typical children and children with down syndrome in a cross-sectional study. ## Methods: Twenty six typical children (10.2 ± 2.4 years) and 21 with down syndrome (10.3 ± 2.3 years) performed sit-to-stand in the following conditions: (1) simple task; (2) dual-task bimanual activity (dt-bim): sit-to-stand while carrying a tray using both hands; (3) dual-task unimanual dominant activity (dt-uni-dom): sit-to-stand while holding a plastic cup simulating water using the dominant hand; (4) dual-task unimanual non-dominant activity (dt-uni-nondom): sit-to-stand movement while holding a plastic cup simulating water. for data analysis, sit-to-stand was divided into three phases: preparation (phase 1), rising (phase 2), and stabilisation (phase 3). the following variables were calculated for each phas

Author

G. M. Pena; S. L. Pavão; M. F. P. Oliveira; D. Godoi; A. C. de Campos; N. A. C. F. Rocha

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)