SWDs’ needs. Lieberman, Haibach, and Wagner ( 2014 ) developed a study testing how the use of equipment modified for students with visual impairment would affect the gross motor skill performance of sighted children. The findings indicated that the use of modified equipment, compared with nonmodified
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Phakkanut Mathurapongsakul and Akkradate Siriphorn
Examination-Thai version 2002 score ≥24). The exclusion criteria were vestibular disorders, having taken medicines that could affect balance in the past 24 hr, visual impairment, blurred vision, diplopia, musculoskeletal problems that could influence walking ability, and neurological diseases such as stroke
Cindy N. Nguyen, Reuben N. Clements, Lucas A. Porter, Nicole E. Clements, Matthew D. Gray, Dustin J. Killian and Russell T. Baker
the past 6 months, (5) visual impairment that is not fully corrected with corrective lenses, (6) diagnosed attention deficit disorder, and (7) team or school already provides the RT clin test to establish baseline presport season. Apparatus and Procedure The RT clin testing apparatus was created per
Yumeng Li, Melissa A. Mache and Teri A. Todd
, range = 5–12 y) typically developing children were included as healthy controls. The exclusion criteria for all children included neurological disorders (other than ASD), chronic medical disorders, visual impairments, and physical impairments that could affect balance. 9 Table 1 Participants
Lucinda E. Bouillon, Michael Hofener, Andrew O’Donnel, Amanda Milligan and Craig Obrock
Board, #201312. A general health history was completed to determine activity level, previous injury, and medical history. Participants were excluded based on the presence of the following: balance and visual impairments, body mass index > 30 kg/m 2 , and/or orthopedic injuries within the last 6 months
Paul E. Yeatts, Ronald Davis, Jun Oh and Gwang-Yon Hwang
athletes with above- or below-elbow amputation, above- or below-knee amputation, paraplegic or tetraplegic, traumatic brain injuries, visual impairment, serious illnesses, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participation in these competitions has been shown to help injured individuals recover from a
A. Mark Williams and Bradley Fawver
control of action are exploring some of the factors mediating fall risk. Such factors include, for example, cognitive and visual impairment, trait anxiety, falls efficacy, and attentional reinvestment ( Young & Williams, 2015 ). Of particular focus in this area has been how fear of falling predisposes
Xavier García-Massó, Isaac Estevan, Roberto Izquierdo-Herrera, Israel Villarrasa-Sapiña and Luis-Millan Gonzalez
body composition in children with and without visual impairments . Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 81 ( 3 ), 290 – 299 . PubMed ID: 20949849 doi: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599677 Hsu , Y.-S. , Kuan , C.-C. , & Young , Y.-H. ( 2009 ). Assessing the development of balance function
Victor Spiandor Beretta, Fabio Augusto Barbieri, Diego Orcioli-Silva, Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos, Lucas Simieli, Rodrigo Vitório and Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi
, orthopedic, and/or visual impairments that prevented the subject from performing the required tasks. In addition, only people on PD medication treatment were included. The study was approved by the research ethics committee of the São Paulo State University at Rio Claro, Brazil (no. 52534316
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and 3 females; age = 30 [8] y, body mass = 66.1 [7.6] kg, and cycling peak rate of oxygen uptake [V ˙ O 2 peak] = 57.6 [ 6.4 ] mL · kg − 1 · min − 1 ) of mixed impairments (amputation: n = 6, spinal cord injury: n = 1, cerebral palsy: n = 1, lower leg impairment: n = 1, and visual impairment: n
