The current paper starts with a review of the development
of postural control in typically developing children
and in children with CP. The review zooms in on EMGstudies
on muscle coordination during postural adjustments.
Postural adjustments in children are assessed mainly
with the help of two paradigms: (1) studies using the
external perturbation paradigm in which postural adjustments
are recorded during a sudden movement of the
support surface of the sitting or standing child and (2)
studies assessing internally triggered postural adjustments
during reaching movements or locomotor activity.
In the second part of the paper we review current
knowledge on the effect of intervention on muscle
coordination during postural development in children with
typical and atypical motor development..