Conclusion
The present study demonstrated that children with
DCD are less sensitive to LT compared with TDC.
Furthermore, immersion in surfactant-water solution
increased sensitivity to LT, both for children with DCD
and TDC. Finger soaking in surfactant-water solution
increased the effects of LT on reducing body sway only
for children with DCD.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors thank Professor Jui-Hung Tu for his generous
support with this study. We also thank Huan-Yin Hou for her
assistance with figure production. This work was supported by
Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan (grant number
105-2410-H-017-034-MY2).
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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