Effect of Perceptual-Motor Training on Static Balance in Mentally Retarded Children

Mentally retarded children have physically less ability compared to their normal counterparts. Regarding the fact that psychomotor exercises may greatly improve such a condition, the present study aimed to investigate the impact of psychomotor exercises upon the static balance of mentally retarded students in North khorasan.
Methods and Materials: In the current study, 16 mentally retarded boy students were assigned to two eight-member namely study groups and control group. Participants conducted psychomotor exercises during 8 weeks. Each week included 3 sessions about 60 minutes. Standing on one leg test was used to measure the balance. This test was taken from both study and control groups before and after 8 weeks of psychomotor exercises in study group. Data were analyzed using independent t-test (p The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between static balance and perceptual-motor training in mentally retarded children (pDiscussion and Based on the results, static balance of mentally retarded children may significantly improve because of the aforementioned exercises.