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Are lifelong coordination difficulties an overlooked risk factor for falls? Enjoy presenting our work on dyspraxia and falls at The World Falls Congress @gerisoc.bsky.social #WFC26 Paper: journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal...

In our latest scientific blog, @johnnyparr.bsky.social describes the high rates of falls in children and adults (mean age 44 yrs) with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). DCD adults were nine (!) times more likely than controls to fall at least once a month. ispgr.org/developmenta...

Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Hidden Epidemic of Falls - ISPGR

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Does your child have dyspraxia/DCD? 🧠⚖️ We’re researching why balance can be difficult and how the brain responds when balance is lost. Manchester-based study, one 2-hour visit. 📩 If interested, email G.Warlop@mmu.ac.uk for more details (or comment below😊). Full details 👇

People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling – and it’s too often overlooked theconversation.com/people-with-...

People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling – and it’s too often overlooked

Most (72%) people with dyspraxia report high anxiety about falling – yet they’re not even mentioned in fall prevention guidelines.

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The neurological condition that is often dismissed as clumsiness @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...

The neurological condition that is often dismissed as clumsiness

Dyspraxia, also known as developmental coordination disorder (DCD), affects around 5 per cent of the population

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Most (72%) people with dyspraxia report high anxiety about falling – yet they’re not even mentioned in fall prevention guidelines.

People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling – and it’s too often overlooked

Most (72%) people with dyspraxia report high anxiety about falling – yet they’re not even mentioned in fall prevention guidelines.

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People with dyspraxia are at high risk of falling – and it’s too often overlooked: theconversation.com/people-with-... An article in @uk.theconversation.com which summarises our latest findings

So happy our latest study is finally published! We show that falls are a major issue across the lifespan for individuals with DCD (i.e., Dyspraxia). Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Hidden Epidemic of Falls journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal... Key findings 👇

🚶First up, what is Dyspraxia/DCD? 🚶 Check out this infographic designed by our lab earlier this year to learn more! What fact surprised you the most? See below or read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/10hQM... #Dyspraxia/DCD #Research #DyspraxiaAwarenessWeek

It's Dyspraxia Awareness Week! Please share this information video we commissioned from dyspraxic animator Charlotte O'Neill, explaining a bit about dyspraxia (aka developmental coordination disorder). The video is suitable for school-aged kids, so share widely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pamE...

Dyspraxia!

YouTube video by The DCD Project

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Nearly one in 20 UK children have DCD, also known as dyspraxia, but most wait years for a diagnosis.

Dyspraxia: why children with developmental coordination disorder in the UK are still being failed

Nearly one in 20 UK children have DCD, also known as dyspraxia, but most wait years for a diagnosis.

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DCD-UK was excellent as always! Such a great community of researchers, practitioners, and those with lived experience!

Highlight reel from @ispgr.bsky.social 👇🏻 Had such a great time sharing our research and catching up with these awesome people!

🚨 Post-Doctoral Researcher Required 🚨 12-month position using EEG to explore the cortical control of balance recovery in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Advert below! manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

🚨 Post-Doctoral Researcher Required 🚨 12-month position using EEG to explore the cortical control of balance recovery in children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. Advert below! manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

🧠 Understanding #Dyspraxia: Insights for Employers & Educators 📍 Brunel University London 🗓 8 July | 3:30–6:30 PM 🎟️ Free event – register: shorturl.at/0RqJT Join us for research insights, personal stories & the premiere of Dys is Me 🎬

Do you have #DCD and want to share your insights? Do you work with people with DCD and want to be more #inclusive? Are you an #educator? Join us 👇👇👇

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🧠 Understanding #Dyspraxia: Insights for Employers & Educators 📍 Brunel University London 🗓 8 July | 3:30–6:30 PM 🎟️ Free event – register: shorturl.at/0RqJT Join us for research insights, personal stories & the premiere of Dys is Me 🎬

Is PowerPoint still the go-to for making conference posters, or is there something better these days? Been a while…

Can prosthetic hand control and acceptance be influenced by personality? The tendency to engage in conscious control (Reinvestment) is seemingly associated with worse outcomes for prosthetic hand users. Great new study from our amazing PhD student! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Effects of movement-specific reinvestment on upper-limb prosthesis control and user experience

Prosthetic hand devices are frequently abandoned as they are difficult to use and impose high mental workload upon users. However, researchers are yet to establish whether personality factors might...

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Why is recovering from a loss of balance sometimes harder when we overthink it? In our new EEG study (now out in Jneuro!), we show that consciously controlling balance dampens the cortical response to a sudden loss of balance (and balance gets worse)! www.jneurosci.org/content/44/4...

A “Conscious” Loss of Balance: Directing Attention to Movement Can Impair the Cortical Response to Postural Perturbations

“Trying too hard” can interfere with skilled movement, such as sports and music playing. Postural control can similarly suffer when conscious attention is directed toward it (“conscious movement proce...

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Blue sky: the intentions feel good but in truth it seems to suck compared to twitter. Am I wrong?

Interesting implications for fall risk in the elderly -- can imagine after an index fall that people exert CMP when walking and worsen their gait

First 'proper' post here (and a lazy quote repost at that :D). New paper published in J Neuroscience. Here we explore the neural mechanisms underpinning the paradoxical decreases in stability that occur when people try to consciously control balance. www.jneurosci.org/content/44/4...

A “Conscious” Loss of Balance: Directing Attention to Movement Can Impair the Cortical Response to Postural Perturbations

“Trying too hard” can interfere with skilled movement, such as sports and music playing. Postural control can similarly suffer when conscious attention is directed toward it (“conscious movement proce...

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Johnny Parr@johnnyparr.bsky.social · 2y ago

Paradoxically – it seems that trying too hard to maximise “current” stability reduces the cortex’s ability to effectively respond to future losses of balance. @tobyellmers.bsky.social @elmarkal.bsky.social

Why is recovering from a loss of balance sometimes harder when we overthink it? In our new EEG study (now out in Jneuro!), we show that consciously controlling balance dampens the cortical response to a sudden loss of balance (and balance gets worse)! www.jneurosci.org/content/44/4...

A “Conscious” Loss of Balance: Directing Attention to Movement Can Impair the Cortical Response to Postural Perturbations

“Trying too hard” can interfere with skilled movement, such as sports and music playing. Postural control can similarly suffer when conscious attention is directed toward it (“conscious movement proce...

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