The Effect of 8 Weeks Neurofeedback and Pilates Training on Children's Balance with Down Syndrome Disorder

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of neurofeedback and pilates training on the balance of children with Down’s syndrome.
Subjects and The sample consisted of 20 children with Down’s syndrome (average age 12 y) who were studying in the exceptional school in Kermanshah. Subjects were randomly divided into two groups: neurofeedback and pilates (n=10 each). The first group received refractory training for 8 weeks and the second group underwent pilates training. The 8-channel Procump device was used to carry out the neurofeedback training. Berg balance test was used in both group vs of pre- and post-test. To compare the two groups, independent t-test was used at the significance level of 0.05.
The results showed that both types of training significantly improved the balance of children, but the comparison between the two groups showed that the pilates training had a greater effect on the balance of children than the neurofeedback training.
Conclussion: According to these results, it can be suggested that exceptional children’s’ centers and parents can use both types of training to improve children’s’ balance.