Intervenção motora em escolares com indicativo de transtorno do desenvolvimento da coordenação – TDC

• Main Authors: Eva Vilma Alves da Silva, Andressa Ribeiro Contreira, Erika Morgana Felix do Nascimento, Renata Capistrano, Thais Silva Beltrame
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2013-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92929899008

To evaluate the application of a motor intervention program in scho - olchildren with signs of Developmental Coordination Disorder. Methods: The participants, fourteen schoolchildren aged between 10 and 11 years, were divi - ded into an experimental group and a control group. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition (MABC-2) was used to evaluate motor de - velopment. The interventions occurred over a period of 12 weeks, and sessions took place three times a week for periods of 45 minutes each. Data analysis was carried out using the nonparametric Wilcoxon Test, with the level of significance set at p <0.05. Results: A comparison between groups showed significant diffe - rence in the total scores on MABC-2, with significant improvements in the ex - perimental group. Conclusion: It was evident that the students had significant improvements in motor skills at the conclusion of the program, confirming the hypothesis that interventions improve the motor development of children with DCD.