The Effects of a Pedal-less Bicycle Intervention on Stability Scores among Preschool Aged Children.

This study used a two group experimental/control repeated measures design analyzed with mixed-effects repeated measures analysis of variances to determine if Center of Pressure (CoP) and Limit of Stability (LoS) scores changed during the four weeks. Significant differences in mean performance were detected in the experimental group for LoS in the anterior plane (p = .012), in the left sagittal (p = 0.010), and in the right sagittal plane (p < 0.001), especially during week three and four. There was evidence of significant associations with pedal-less bicycle riding and mean stability scores in three to five year old children within four weeks of training. PMID: 32281917 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - Category: Neurology Tags: J Mot Behav Source Type: research