Effect of Perceptual-Motor Training on Static Balance in Mentally Retarded Children
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Introduction
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
Results
The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between static balance and perceptual-motor training in mentally retarded children (pDiscussion and Conclusion
Based on the results, static balance of mentally retarded children may significantly improve because of the aforementioned exercises.Language:
Persian
Published:
Paramedical Sciences and Military Health, Volume:12 Issue: 1, 2017
Pages:
12 to 17
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