Motion analysis of throwing Boccia balls in children with cerebral palsy

Huang, Po-Chang; Pan, Po‐Jung; Ou, Yu-Chih; Yu, Yi-Chen; Tsai, Yung-Shen

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2013.11.017

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“…The Boccia coach emphasized the improvement of: (a) force control (weeks 3-10), where the learning intention was to be able to deliver a ball with the appropriate speed to achieve the intended outcome; (b) throwing direction (weeks 11-15), where the learning intention was to apply the principles that underpin delivery of a ball in the right direction toward the intended target, covering different frontal and diagonal throwing lines; and (c) throwing accuracy (weeks 16-20), where the learning intention was to refine shot placement and trajectory of shots at targets from different distances, promoting strength and speed of ballthrow accuracy. Participants used different styles of propelling the ball, such as underarm throwing and overarm throwing (Fong et al, 2012), which require wrist, elbow, and shoulder control (Huang et al, 2014). The Boccia program not only promoted skill, but also tactical development.…”

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“…Secondly, because Boccia is a precision ball sport, it allows individuals with significant functional limitation to strengthen impaired or weakened muscles and improve their motor skills (Lapresa et al, 2017). Indeed, given that the aim of Boccia is to throw balls closer to a target than an opponent, players that throw the ball with the hand are required to perform a range of motor skills with the upper limb as it involves grabbing, gripping and releasing hand movements (Huang et al, 2014). Therefore, playing Boccia could represent an effective stimulus for improving hand muscular strength and upper extremity range of motion, both of which are conditional aspects that are strongly related to the functional autonomy of people with NNMDs (Yozbatıran et al, 2006;Braendvik et al, 2010).…”

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Boccia as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Adults With Severe Mobility Limitations Due to Neuromuscular and Other Neurological Disorders: Feasibility and Effects on Upper Limb Impairments

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Purpose: Scant research exists regarding the effects of playing Boccia as a rehabilitation strategy for people with severe mobility limitations due to neuromuscular and other neurological disorders. This study is aimed at identifying the feasibility and effects of playing Boccia on the upper limb impairments of people with severe mobility limitations due to neuromuscular and other neurological disorders. Materials and Methods: Seven people played Boccia three times per week for 20 weeks as part of the rehabilitation process, while other seven kept up with their usual rehabilitation schedule. Attrition, adherence, adverse effects, participation and completion rate were registered to assess feasibility. The effects of the program on grip, pinch strength and upper-limb active range of motion were assessed by means of a dynamometer and a goniometer. Results and Conclusions: The program was feasible, although no effects were observed after its completion on variables assessed, except for hand flexion and ulnar deviation active range of motion. In a group of people with severe disability due to neuromuscular and other neurological disorders, playing Boccia as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program was shown to be a feasible therapy. However, practicing this game did not lead to significant improvements in upper limb impairments, except for wrist flexion and ulnar deviation active range of motion.

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Boccia as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Adults With Severe Mobility Limitations Due to Neuromuscular and Other Neurological Disorders: Feasibility and Effects on Upper Limb Impairments

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“…2020, 10, 130 2 of 10 players' motor skills required to compete. Within these capabilities, trunk control is considered an essential aspect in this para-sport [1], as its deficit may hinder upper-extremities function related to the throwing success as grasping or carrying balls [4,5]. Current trunk control assessment relies on a field protocol (hereinafter "the BISFed trunk functional scale" (BISFed TFS)), due to its low cost, ease of performance and rapid implementation.…”

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Inter-Rater Reliability, Concurrent Validity and Sensitivity of Current Methods to Assess Trunk Function in Boccia Players with Cerebral Palsy

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Trunk function is a core factor to allocate Boccia players with cerebral palsy in BC1 and BC2 sport classes, according to the Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed). However, the appropriateness of the current test to assess trunk function has never been studied to determine its reliability, validity and sensitivity to discriminate between different levels of impairment. Thirty-six players (BC1 = 13 and BC2 = 23) took part in this study. Trunk control was assessed through the BISFed trunk function scale (TFS) and a posturographic test battery consisting of two static and three dynamic tasks. The inter-rater reliability for the BISFed TFS was set at 94.44% of agreement. Moderate-to-high correlations were obtained between posturographic tasks (0.39 < r < 0.96; p < 0.05–0.01), while the BISFed TFS only correlated with two of the dynamic tasks and the overall dynamic score (−0.38 < r < −0.51; p < 0.05). The BISFed TFS was not able to discriminate between sport classes, whereas the static posturographic task did so (p = 0.004). Even though the current BISFed TFS presented good inter-rater reliability, it does not seem to have enough sensitivity to discriminate between BC1 and BC2. Although the static posturographic tasks were able to discriminate between sports classes, it seems necessary to develop new field tests assessing participants’ trunk stabilization abilities.

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“…Rehabilitation programs become repetitive and may reduce participant's motivation. On that perspective Boccia is a fun and stimulating sport that allows CP people to participate, thus improving their life quality by interacting with people, and making new friends in the game (Huang, Pan, Ou, Yu, & Tsai, 2014). In fact,…”

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Sportive Communication Board: A Low Cost Strategy to Improve Communication of BC3-Paralympics Boccia Athletes

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Castro²,

Miceli³

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Boccia is a fun and stimulating physical active sport suitable for people with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The Boccia class three (BC3) players include those with four-limbs-motor-dysfunction with or without CP. These players can request a sport assistant that may help them physically during the game but not in their game strategy. In this work we investigated the use of a supplementary communication sportive board constructed specifically to improve the interaction of Paralympic BC3 players with their sport assistants. This case study enrolled a two-year-experience-CP-BC3 athlete with classification of gross motor function at level 5, severe four limbs dysfunction, low strength and coordination, and no verbal/oral language use but small body movements. This study was performed in a sport club during one month of training, twice a week for two-hour sessions. The sportive communication board (SCB) was designed based on Boccia rules and symbols using white and colored papers, scissors and glue. In the first two training sessions, the Paralympic athlete did not use the sportive board, whereas in the other two sessions the board was tested and the performance was compared. A set of questionnaires was applied to the legal tutor and the sport assistants before and after the SCB tests together with the analysis of the recording of a training session. According to our questionnaires data analysis, a significant contribution to the assistant understanding of the athlete game strategy was noticed by the legal tutor and the sport assistants when using the SCB. Improvement on time playing (reduction of 22%) and difficulty imposed to the opponent (increase of 33%) were the most important data detected during the tests. According to our video-records, the use of the SCB generated positive effects on the athlete overall performance, improving their communication.

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Motion analysis of throwing Boccia balls in children with cerebral palsy

Cited by 26 publications

References 27 publications

Boccia as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Adults With Severe Mobility Limitations Due to Neuromuscular and Other Neurological Disorders: Feasibility and Effects on Upper Limb Impairments

Boccia as a Rehabilitation Intervention for Adults With Severe Mobility Limitations Due to Neuromuscular and Other Neurological Disorders: Feasibility and Effects on Upper Limb Impairments

Inter-Rater Reliability, Concurrent Validity and Sensitivity of Current Methods to Assess Trunk Function in Boccia Players with Cerebral Palsy

Sportive Communication Board: A Low Cost Strategy to Improve Communication of BC3-Paralympics Boccia Athletes

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