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Learning better by repetition or variation? Is transfer at odds with task specific training? by Bonney, Emmanuel, Jelsma, Lemke Dorothee, Ferguson, Gillian D, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…Transfer of motor skills is the ultimate goal of motor training in rehabilitation practice. In children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), very…”
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Efficacy of a Task-Oriented Intervention for Children with a Dual Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities and Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Pilot Study by Rameckers, Eugène A A, Crafford, Roche, Ferguson, Gillian, Smits Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…Task-oriented approaches are recommended for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) to address deficits in motor performance and reduce…”
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Validity and reliability of a new tool to evaluate handwriting difficulties in Parkinson's disease by Nackaerts, Evelien, Heremans, Elke, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Broeder, Sanne, Vandenberghe, Wim, Bergmans, Bruno, Nieuwboer, Alice

“…Handwriting in Parkinson's disease (PD) features specific abnormalities which are difficult to assess in clinical practice since no specific tool for…”
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Motor Learning: An Analysis of 100 Trials of a Ski Slalom Game in Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder by Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Jelsma, Lemke Dorothee, Ferguson, Gillian D, Geuze, Reint H

“…Although Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is often characterized as a skill acquisition deficit disorder, few studies have addressed the process of…”
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Feasibility and content validity of the PERF-FIT test battery to assess movement skills, agility and power among children in low-resource settings by Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Bonney, Emmanuel, Neto, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante, Jelsma, Dorothee L

“…Numerous movement skills and physical fitness tests have been developed for children in high-income countries. However, adaptation of these tests to…”
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Noise, variability, and motor performance in developmental coordination disorder by Smits‐Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Wilson, Peter H

“…Variability and noise are a natural part of the neuromuscular system, and can occur at multiple levels. However, excessive neural noise in the motor system…”
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Inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability of the Performance and Fitness (PERF-FIT) test battery for children: a test for motor skill related fitness by Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Smit, Eline, Doe-Asinyo, Rosemary Xorlanyo, Lawerteh, Stella Elikplim, Aertssen, Wendy, Ferguson, Gillian, Jelsma, Dorothee L

“…The Performance and Fitness (PERF-FIT) test battery for children is a recently developed, valid assessment tool for measuring motor skill-related physical…”
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Validity and reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 Checklist for children with and without motor impairments by SCHOEMAKER, MARINA M, NIEMEIJER, ANUSCHKA S, FLAPPER, BOUDIEN C T, SMITS-ENGELSMAN, BOUWIEN C M

“…Aim  The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children‐2 Checklist (MABC‐2). Method …”
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Brain-behavior relationships in young traumatic brain injury patients: DTI metrics are highly correlated with postural control by Caeyenberghs, Karen, Leemans, Alexander, Geurts, Monique, Taymans, Tom, Linden, Catharine Vander, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C. M., Sunaert, Stefan, Swinnen, Stephan P.

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of impairment and functional disability in children and adolescents, including deterioration in fine as well as…”
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Development of Feedforward Control in a Dynamic Manual Tracking Task by Van Roon, Dominique, Caeyenberghs, Karen, Swinnen, Stephan P., Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C. M.

“…To examine the development of feedforward control during manual tracking, 117 participants in 5 age groups (6 to 7, 8 to 9, 10 to 11, 12 to 14, and 15 to 17…”
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How reliable and valid is the teacher version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in primary school children? by van den Heuvel, Meta, Jansen, Danielle E M C, Stewart, Roy E, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Reijneveld, Sijmen A, Flapper, Boudien C T

“…The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is validated for parents, but not yet for teachers in a broad age range of children. We conducted a…”
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Children with Poor Motor Skills Have Lower Health-Related Fitness Compared to Typically Developing Children by Denysschen, Marisja, Coetzee, Dané, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C. M.

“…Most of the current empirical evidence regarding the relationship between health-related fitness and level of motor performance is based on children from…”
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Anthropometric, physiological characteristics and rugby-specific game skills of schoolboy players of different age categories and playing standards by Chiwaridzo, Matthew, Ferguson, Gillian D, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…Rugby is increasingly gaining popularity among school-aged male junior players in countries hardly known for dominating international rugby, such as Zimbabwe…”
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A systematic review investigating measurement properties of physiological tests in rugby by Chiwaridzo, Matthew, Oorschot, Sander, Dambi, Jermaine M, Ferguson, Gillian D, Bonney, Emmanuel, Mudawarima, Tapfuma, Tadyanemhandu, Cathrine, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…This systematic review was conducted with the first objective aimed at providing an overview of the physiological characteristics commonly evaluated in rugby…”
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Clinimetric evaluation of active range of motion measures in patients with non-specific neck pain: a systematic review by de Koning, Chantal H. P., van den Heuvel, Sylvia P., Staal, J. Bart, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C. M., Hendriks, Erik J. M.

“…The study is to provide a critical analysis of the research literature on clinimetric properties of instruments that can be used in daily practice to measure…”
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Motor imagery training for children with developmental coordination disorder--study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Adams, Imke L J, Steenbergen, Bert, Lust, Jessica M, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…Previous studies have shown that the predictive control of movements is impaired in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), most likely due to…”
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Are Teaching Principles Associated With Improved Motor Performance in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder? A Pilot Study by Niemeijer, Anuschka S, Schoemaker, Marina M, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M

“…Physical therapists' teaching skills often are disregarded in research studies. We examined whether the use of different teaching principles during neuromotor…”
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Efficacy of interventions to improve motor performance in children with developmental coordination disorder: a combined systematic review and meta‐analysis by SMITS‐ENGELSMAN, BOUWIEN C M, BLANK, RAINER, VAN DER KAAY, ANNE‐CLAIRE, MOSTERD‐VAN DER MEIJS, RIANNE, VLUGT‐VAN DEN BRAND, ELLEN, POLATAJKO, HELENE J, WILSON, PETER H

“…Aim  The aim of this study was to review systematically evidence about the efficacy of motor interventions for children with developmental coordination…”
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Increasing convergence between imagined and executed movement across development: evidence for the emergence of movement representations by Caeyenberghs, Karen, Wilson, Peter H., Van Roon, Dominique, Swinnen, Stephan P., Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C.M.

“…Motor imagery (MI) has become a principal focus of interest in studies on brain and behavior. However, changes in MI across development have received virtually…”
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Manual therapy compared with physical therapy in patients with non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial by Groeneweg, Ruud, van Assen, Luite, Kropman, Hans, Leopold, Huco, Mulder, Jan, Smits-Engelsman, Bouwien C M, Ostelo, Raymond W J G, Oostendorp, Rob A B, van Tulder, Maurits W

“…Manual therapy according to the School of Manual Therapy Utrecht (MTU) is a specific type of passive manual joint mobilization. MTU has not yet been…”
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