Teaching of Basic Posture Skills in Visually Impaired Individuals and Its Implementation Under Aggravated Conditions

Suveren-Erdogan, Ceren; Suveren, Sibel

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“…Examination of the study results revealed an improvement in the walking quality in visually impaired individuals, an increase in the ability to maintain balance at walking speed, and a decrease in loss of balance. When the measurement methods, exercise protocols, and results of the studies are evaluated, they are found to be similar to the results of previous research ( Suveren-Erdogan et al, 2018 ; Suveren-Erdogan and Suveren, 2018 ). Another study highlighted the importance of teaching basic postures, body awareness, and spatial orientation in teaching movement and sports skills to visually impaired individuals ( Suveren-Erdogan et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…After being verbally informed of the study to be conducted, visually impaired participants were asked to walk from heel to toe on a 10-meter line, with the heel of the foot touching the toe of the foot on the ground at each step, accompanied by an audio stimulus to detect spatial orientations and loss of balance. Total walking error values were recorded at the end of the test ( Bruininks, 1978 ; Suveren-Erdogan and Suveren, 2018 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Without the sense of sight, balance development lags due to lack of experience ( Casselbrant et al, 2007 ). Therefore, sports training is crucial for visually impaired individuals ( Suveren-Erdogan and Suveren, 2018 ). Lack of balance can lead to difficulties in visually impaired individuals, such as various walking styles, such as extending their hands forward or taking cautious, slow steps to avoid accidents ( Arslantekin, 2014 ).…”

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Effect of 6-week karate (kihon) and basic movement exercise on balance performance in visually impaired individuals

Pekel,

Suveren,

Arslan

et al. 2023

Front. Physiol.

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Today, the participation of visually impaired individuals in sports activities is essential. Because the ability to move independently starts to develop with a delay in visually impaired individuals, physical activity is necessary to compensate for developmental delay, eliminate the problem of independent movement in social life by reducing obstacle perception problems, develop self-confidence, and provide regular muscle activation and motivation to move. The study investigated the effect of 6 weeks of karate (kihon) and basic movement training on balance performance in individuals with congenital visual impairment. Fifteen visually impaired individuals aged between 10 and 14 participated in the study, and three groups were formed: experiment 1, experiment 2, and the control group. After the pre-tests were taken, the experimental groups received karate and basic movement training in addition to physical education classes for 6 weeks, while the control group received only physical education classes. When the study results were examined, there were highly significant differences between the pre- and post-test values of the groups receiving karate and basic movement training. At the same time, no progress was observed in the control group. In the post-test comparison of the karate and control groups, positive significance was found in the values of the karate group. In the same way, in the post-test comparison of the basic movement training group and the control group, positive progress was made in the basic movement training group. The post-test comparison of the basic movement training and karate groups was the same. As a result, it was concluded that basic movement training and karate exercises applied for 6 weeks positively affected the balance development in visually impaired individuals aged 10–14 years. No difference was found between the exercise protocols regarding effectiveness, and no improvement was observed in individuals who did not participate in any exercise.

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Effect of 6-week karate (kihon) and basic movement exercise on balance performance in visually impaired individuals

Pekel,

Suveren,

Arslan

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“…Suveren-Erdoğan and Suveren (2018) concluded that basic position exercises were highly effective in the development of such characteristics as the perception of obstructions, spatial orientation, postural control, and strength. Seemungal, Glasauer, Gresty, and Bronstein (2007) suggested that long-term training for blind people could affect navigation and orientation (a function of the vestibular system).…”

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The Effect of Basic Position Training on Walking Abilities of Visually Impaired Individuals

Suveren-Erdogan¹,

Er²,

Suveren³

2018

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Objective of this study is to help the basic standing position training to take its part among basic exercises of the visually impaired individuals, and to observe the effects of this training on walking and balance skills.Method: 8 visually impaired sedentary individuals with impairment levels of B1 and B2 and ages of 18 to 24 voluntarily participated in the study. After acknowledging the visually impaired individuals with audial information regarding the study, they were told to brisk walk for 15 steps against the audio signal and then to heel-to-toe walk for 15 steps. Their corresponding walking distances, walking durations, directional impairments and losses of balance were recorded. During the 8 week period following this test, 45 minute training sessions accompanied by trainers that included 4 basic standing positions and their combinations were applied once a week, where the trainer corrected the individuals verbally and physically. Abovementioned tests were repeated after these 8 weeks. Gender categorization was not made since the participants were few in number. Non-parametric Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test was applied and a significant increase for the pretest was observed at a 0.05 significance level, where the distances walked increased and walking durations along with losses of balance decreased.Result: It was observed that walking skills of visually impaired individuals that received verbal and physical assistance, and that effectively performed basic positions and their combinations were smoother and more confident; that their walking distances were increased, their losses of balance were decreased and that they encountered less deviations from the direction of movement while walking, compared to their pretest conditions. Starting from this point of view, it might be concluded that the basic standing positions were highly beneficial and applicable activities for walking training of visually impaired individuals.

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“…Sport training is of grave importance for visually impaired individuals (Suveren-Erdoğan & Suveren, 2018). In visually impaired individuals, the ability to act independently begins to develop with delay (Sarimski, 1990) and balance loss along with different postures and walking styles such as extending hands forward, walking with slow steps to avoid accidents and to move safely can be observed in these individuals (Arslantekin, 2014;Tuncer et al, 1999).…”

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Effect of Wall-Assisted Exercises on the Balance and Walking Ability of Visually Impaired Individuals

Suveren-Erdogan¹

2018

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This study aims to ensure that wall-assisted exercises are among the primary exercises for visually impaired individuals, to observe the effect of these exercises on balance and walking abilities, be able to make efficient progress in a short period of time, to support these individuals' self-confidence and ability to act independently and to reduce the risks that may arise from loss of balance.7 sedentary individuals with B2 and B3 levels visual impairment between the ages of 16 and 18 voluntarily participated in the study. Once verbal information was given about the study to be conducted to the visually impaired participants, they were asked to take 15 brisk steps and 15 heel-toe steps to determine their spatial orientation disorders and balance losses. During the following 10 weeks, the study involving 5 movements to be applied by means of a wall were applied in company with the verbal and physical corrections of an instructor for 40 minutes a day and 1 day a week. Tests were repeated after 10 weeks. Due to the low number of subjects, the participants were not separated in terms of their gender and the data of the study were expressed in graphics.Looking at the pre-test and post-test averages, the 15-step heel-toe walking duration was 14.71 seconds and the balance loss values decreased by 4.86 points while 15-step brisk walking duration was 2.71 and directional loss decreased by 1.72 points.The study revealed that balance loss and spatial orientation disorder of visually impaired individuals who applied wall-assisted exercises in company with verbal notification and physical aid decreased compared to the pre-study period. These results point to the fact that wall-assisted exercises are quite useful and applicable in the walking training of visually impaired individuals.

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Teaching of Basic Posture Skills in Visually Impaired Individuals and Its Implementation Under Aggravated Conditions

Cited by 7 publications

References 10 publications

Effect of 6-week karate (kihon) and basic movement exercise on balance performance in visually impaired individuals

Effect of 6-week karate (kihon) and basic movement exercise on balance performance in visually impaired individuals

The Effect of Basic Position Training on Walking Abilities of Visually Impaired Individuals

Effect of Wall-Assisted Exercises on the Balance and Walking Ability of Visually Impaired Individuals

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