Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Lorås, Håvard W."
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Assessment of motor competence across the life-span: Aspects of reliability and validity of a new test battery
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard W.; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this article, the psychometric properties of a new test battery aimed at quantifying motor competence across the life span are explored. The battery was designed to be quantitative, simple to administer, applicable for ... -
Evidence for a general stiffening motor control pattern in neck pain: A cross sectional study
Meisingset, Ingebrigt; Woodhouse, Astrid; Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin; Stavdahl, Øyvind; Lorås, Håvard W.; Gismervik, Sigmund Østgård; Andresen, Hege; Austreim, Kristian; Vasseljen, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Neck pain is associated with several alterations in neck motion and motor control. Previous studies have investigated single constructs of neck motor control, while few have applied a comprehensive set of tests ... -
Motor Skill Development in Italian Pre-School Children Induced by Structured Activities in a Specific Playground
Tortella, Patrizia; Haga, Monika; Lorås, Håvard W.; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Fumagalli, Guido (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study examined the effects and specificity of structured and unstructured activities played at the playground Primo Sport 0246 in Northern Italy on motor skill competence in five years old children. The playground was ... -
Postural control is not systematically related to reading skills: Implications for the assessment of balance as a risk factor for developmental dyslexia
Lorås, Håvard W.; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin; Talcott, Joel B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Impaired postural control has been associated with poor reading skills, as well as with lower performance on measures of attention and motor control variables that frequently co-occur with reading difficulties. Measures ... -
Postural control is not systematically related to reading skills: Implications for the assessment of balance as a risk factor for developmental dyslexia
Lorås, Håvard W.; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Stensdotter, Ann-Katrin; Talcott, Joel B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-03)Impaired postural control has been associated with poor reading skills, as well as with lower performance on measures of attention and motor control variables that frequently co-occur with reading difficulties. Measures ...