Making Sense of Dyspraxic Senses using Exercise, the Effects of Bodyweight Exercises on Proprioception in Individuals with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Presentation Year

2025

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

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People with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have poor motor coordination which interferes with daily activities of living. One potential reason for the impairment of motor skills that people with DCD have a decreased sense of proprioception. Proprioception is the sense of where your body is in space and where body parts are in relation to one another. Exercise can increase proprioception. The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of bodyweight exercise (BWE) in proprioception in people with DCD. BWE have been found to increase proprioception, static and dynamic balance, and motor function.

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Yes

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Evan

Primary Contact: Last Name

Jackson

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evanr.jackson42@gmail.com

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Undergraduate Student

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8189646290