Effect of Motor Development Levels on Kinematic Synergies During Two-Hand Catching in Children

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Marzie BalaliIslamic Azad University

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Shahab ParvinpourKharazmi University

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Mohsen ShafizadehSheffield Hallam University

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The ability to coordinate different body parts under different constraints that are imposed by organism, environment, and tasks during motor development might be different in children. The aim of this study was to examine whether children with different motor development levels are different with regard to multijoint coordination during two-hand catching. Eighty-four children (age: 6.05 ±0.67 years) who were assessed on object control skills were recruited voluntarily. The biomechanical model was defined from 20 movements of seven segments (shoulders, elbows, wrists, and torso), and the principal component analysis was used to quantify the multijoint coordination and kinematic synergies during catching. The results showed that the redundancy of joints in two-hand catching is controlled by three kinematic synergies that defined the majority of the variance. The participants who were grouped based on their development levels did not show differences in the number and strength of synergies; however, they were different in the utilization of the kinematic synergies for successful catching. In conclusion, the number and the strength of the kinematic synergies during two-hand catching are not affected by the developmental levels and are related to the nature of the task.

Balali is with the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Parvinpour is with the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran. Shafizadeh is with the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Balali (Balalimarzie@gmail.com) is corresponding author.
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