Promoting Balance and Jumping Skills in Children with down Syndrome

Wang, Wai-Yi; Ju, Yun Huei

doi:10.2466/pms.2002.94.2.443

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“…This is a result not only of the difficulty of the requested task, but also due to the patient's inherent inability to comprehend and follow the instructions. Other tests that have been used in people with ID are the functional reach test (Carmeli et al 2005;Hale et al 2007), the single leg stance test (Hale et al 2007;Kokubun et al 1997;Lahtinen et al 2007), the tree-minute walk test (Carmeli et al 2004), and the beam-walking test (Boswell 1991;DePaepe and Ciccaglione 1993;Hale et al 2007;Smith et al 2007;Wang and Ju 2002). Some tests, such as dynamic gait index (Shumway-Cook and Woollacott 2001), the four-step balance scale (Guralnik et al 1994), the tandem stance test (Frzovic et al 1994), or the balance subsection of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Bruininks, 1978) are not applicable in individuals with ID at all (Hale et al 2007).…”

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Gait and Balance

Patikas

2015

Comorbid Conditions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

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Gait and Balance

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Comorbid Conditions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

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“…Other common symptoms of depression in DS include sleep and behaviour disturbances, apathy and weight change. Wang et al (2002) also found that DS individuals have a significant delay in motor skills and balance development that persist through adulthood. This has been confirmed by Tsimaras et al (2004) and Angelopoulou et al (1999).…”

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“…Numerous research studies have been performed to determine the aerobic capacity Tsimaras et al, 2003), strength capacity (Shields et al, 2008;Tsimaras et al, 2004), balance and coordination (Carmeli et al, 2002 b ;Wang et al, 2002), and functional capacity (Cowley et al, 2010;Shields et al, 2008) of DS individuals.…”

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The functional fitness capacity of adults with Down syndrome in South Africa

Terblanche

Boer

2012

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background It is well established that there is a relationship between physical inactivity and increased risk for diseases of lifestyle. Persons with Down syndrome (DS) are especially at risk because of physical and health impairments, as well as perceived and real barriers to participation in exercise. The purpose of the study was to establish the functional fitness capacity and predictors of performance of DS adults. Methods Data were collected at various intellectual disability centres and private homes in seven provinces of South Africa. Three hundred and seventy‐one DS individuals (199 men and 172 women) from 18 to 66 years were tested for balance, flexibility, coordination, muscular strength and endurance, aerobic capacity and functional ability. Data were categorised according to gender and age groups (18–25, 26–35, 36–45, and >45 years). Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the functional task and physical test items. Results Down syndrome men performed significantly better on all but two tests compared with the women (P < 0.05). DS women performed better on the sit‐and‐reach flexibility item and the chair stand test; however, differences were not statistically significant from the men. Significant differences across age groups were observed for nine of the 13 functional fitness tests (P < 0.05). Muscular strength items, especially leg strength, significantly predicted functional performance in DS men and women. Aerobic capacity only predicted functional performance in DS men and sit‐and‐reach flexibility and dynamic balance only in DS women. Conclusions Findings of this study provide important information on the functional capacity of DS adults and show which physical attributes contribute to functional performance. Consequently appropriate training programmes can be tailored for this population whom is known to have poor functional fitness.

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“…DS is the most common of all genetic syndromes 1 and it is caused by chromosomal changes, in this case the trisomy of the 21st chromosome pair, resulting in physical and mental changes 1,2 . This syndrome has been studied by several researchers and, with regard to aspects of child development, they have found that children with DS have a delay in motor skill development, indicating that these skills emerge at a different time compared to children with normal development [3][4][5][6] . Some aspects have been suggested as causes for the delay in the acquisition of motor skills in DS children.…”

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Avaliação do equilíbrio estático de crianças e adolescentes com síndrome de Down

Chz¹,

Sm²,

Deloroso³

et al. 2009

Rev. bras. fisioter.

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Objectives: To evaluate static balance and the influence of visual information among children and adolescents with Down Syndrome (DS) by means of computerized biophotogrammetry. Methods: Eleven children and adolescents with DS took part in the study and 14 neurologically normal children and adolescents comprised the control group (both genders). During filming, the subjects remained in the orthostatic position with arms to the side of the body and feet parallel on a flat surface. Both groups were filmed in anterior view (frontal plane) and right lateral view (sagittal plane) with and without the eyes covered. While being filmed with eyes covered, the subjects wore fully blacked-out swimming goggles to eliminate all visual information. The instrument used was computerized biophotogrammetry, which served as an angular reference for verifying body sway in static stance. Results: The subjects with DS swayed more (p<0.05) than the control group. When the visual information was eliminated, the anterior-posterior and lateral sway showed significant differences in the balance of the subjects with DS, compared with the subjects of the control group (p<0.01). Conclusion:The present study showed that children and adolescents with DS swayed more than the children in the control group with and without visual information and in both the anterior-posterior and lateral planes.Key words: Down Syndrome; assessment; balance; photogrammetry. ResumoObjetivos: Avaliar o equilíbrio estático de crianças e adolescentes com Síndrome de Down (SD) pela Biofotogrametria Computadorizada e verificar a influência da visão nesta situação. Métodos: Participaram 11 crianças e adolescentes com SD e 14 crianças e adolescentes de ambos os gêneros, neurologicamente normais que compuseram o grupo controle. Durante as filmagens, os participantes se mantiveram na posição ortostática com os braços posicionados ao lado do corpo e com os pés paralelos sobre uma superfície plana.As crianças de ambos os grupos foram filmadas na vista anterior (plano frontal) e na vista de perfil direito (plano sagital) nas condições com visão e sem visão. Nas filmagens na condição de olhos fechados, foram utilizados óculos de natação totalmente vedados, com a finalidade do participante não ter nenhuma informação visual. O instrumento utilizado foi a Biofotogrametria Computadorizada, que serviu como referência angular para verificar as oscilações do corpo em equilíbrio estático. Resultados: As crianças e adolescentes com SD oscilaram mais (p<0,05) que as do grupo controle e, quando a informação visual foi manipulada, as oscilações ântero-posterior e latero-lateral mostraram a existência de diferenças significativas no equilíbrio nas crianças e adolescentes com SD quando comparadas com as crianças do grupo controle (p<0,01). Conclusão: O presente estudo mostrou que as crianças e adolescentes com SD oscilaram mais que as crianças do grupo controle com e sem a informação visual nos planos ântero-posterior e latero-lateral.Palavras-chave: Síndrome de Down; avaliação; equi...

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Promoting Balance and Jumping Skills in Children with down Syndrome

Cited by 51 publications

References 11 publications

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The functional fitness capacity of adults with Down syndrome in South Africa

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