@article{ref1,
title="Balance outcomes following a tap dance program for a child with congenital myotonic muscular dystrophy",
journal="Pediatric physical therapy",
year="2014",
author="Biricocchi, Charlanne and Drake, JaimeLynn and Svien, Lana",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="360-365",
abstract="PURPOSE: This case report describes the effects of a 6-week progressive tap dance program on static and dynamic balance for a child with type 1 congenital myotonic muscular dystrophy (congenital MMD1). SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS: A 6-year-old girl with congenital MMD1 participated in a 1-hour progressive tap dance program. Classes were held once a week for 6 consecutive weeks and included 3 children with adaptive needs and 1 peer with typical development. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, second edition (BOT-2) balance subsection and the Pediatric Balance Scale were completed at the beginning of the first class and the sixth class. The participant's BOT-2 score improved from 3 to 14. Her Pediatric Balance Scale score did not change. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Participation in a progressive tap dance class by a child with congenital MMD1 may facilitate improvements in static and dynamic balance.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0898-5669",
doi="10.1097/PEP.0000000000000064",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000000064"
}