The effect of exercises involving the internal receptor systems on the static and dynamic balance of children with mental disabilities in special schools

Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 2169-SSRC
Authors
ندارم
Abstract
Background: Autism spectrum disorder is one of the widespread disorders in the country, which includes a wide range of movement problems. One of these problems leads to disturbances in static and dynamic balance. Improving balance in these children strengthens movement skills, including basic movements and subsequent specialized movements.
Objective: The objective of this study was the effect of exercises involving the internal receptor systems on the static and dynamic balance of mentally retarded children. Methodology: The statistical population of this research includes all children with autism disorders in special autism rehabilitation centers in Kermanshah who were receiving educational services in the academic year of 1401-1400. Autism centers were randomly selected from among the special centers for autism, and 20 people were randomly selected from among all the autistic children of the autism center in Tehran and were placed in two experimental and control groups. After the pre-test and after the preparations were made, the proprioception training program was performed by the training group for 50 minutes. The time of the exercises was controlled by the examiner using a stopwatch.
Results: First, K_S test was used to check the normality of the distributions, then Lune's test was used to assume equality of variances and covariance analysis was used to determine the difference between the groups' means. Statistical work was performed using SPSS version 22 software. Also, the significance level for statistical tests was considered P<0.01. The results of the data showed that proprioceptive exercises have a positive effect on the static and dynamic balance of autistic children compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Based on the above findings, balance exercises with proprioceptive approach is an effective method for static and dynamic balance in autistic children.
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