Balance and vestibular functioning are impaired in children with ADHD, but evidence is sparse¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q2
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2016: baselines and conditions change
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q2 i? Balance performance and postural control are more impaired in children with ADHD combined type than typically developing children, and more than one third have poor balance and coordination. → Ghanizadeh A 2011
Evidence¶
Ghanizadeh A 2011¶
Ghanizadeh A. (2011). Sensory Processing Problems in Children with ADHD, a Systematic Review. Psychiatry Investig 2011;8:89-94. https://doi.org/10.4306/pi.2011.8.2.89
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The review reports that balance performance and postural control in children with ADHD combined type are "more impaired in comparison to typically developing children", citing few available studies. No effect size is printed.
"Balance performance33 and ability for equilibrium and postural control21 in children with ADHD combined type are more impaired in comparison to typically developing children. More than one third of children with ADHD have poor balance and coordination.34"
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Related Claims¶
- Balance training improves dynamic balance performance but not functional balance or postural sway — related
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Balance and vestibular functioning are impaired in children with ADHD, but evidence is sparse |
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Balance and vestibular functioning are impaired in children with ADHD, but evidence is sparse |
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review |
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weak |
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2011 |
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2016 |
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1 — ghanizadeh-a-2011 |
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