Motor Skills of Children and Adolescents Are Influenced by Growing up Barefoot or Shod

Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between growing up barefoot or shod and the development of motor performance during childhood and adolescence.Methods: Habitual barefoot and shod children and adolescents between 6 and 18 years were recruited in South Africa and...

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Main Authors: Astrid Zech, Ranel Venter, Johanna E. de Villiers, Susanne Sehner, Karl Wegscheider, Karsten Hollander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00115/full