Effect Of Brain Gym Exercises On Postural Stability In Children With Down Syndrome
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study will be conducted to detect the effect of brain gym exercises on postural stability in children with down syndrome .
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
Evaluation procedures:
History of the patients was carefully taken to collect data about their general conditions, physical activity and current medication. The procedures of this study were divided in the following main parts:
-Preparatory Procedures:
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All medical and demographic data of subjects will be collected
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The role of physical therapy importance in improving their life will be explained.
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The basic vital signs of all patients will be monitored (BP, temperature, respiratory rate, and HR).
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The patients will be instructed to report any side effects during the treatment sessions .
explained to the children and to their parents, before conducting the study. All the participants were screened (examined) according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. then met the parents of the participants, told them about the study, and received a written approval from them .
All the children were firstly screened for balance deficit (static and dynamic balance) by using one method of evaluating the balance, the assessment and the treatment program, were conducted for each child individually, before and after the treatment period.
assessment :
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Balance-check 636 DR WOLFF - Training and Testing of body Stability
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Paediatric Balance Scale (PBS)
TTT :
Group A will receive brain gym exercises and physiotherapy, while Group (B) will receive physiotherapy alone.
brain gym exercises will be applied for 12 weeks , 3 per week .
Therapist Will ask the child to drink a cup of water ,then we apply these exercises :
Cross Crawl - Elephant - Brain Buttons -Hook Up Sitting position - Thinking Caps- Lazy Eights
- The Rocker-Calf pump - The gravity glider exercise.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Group A will receive brain gym exercises and physiotherapy . |
Other: Brain Gym Exercises
Brain gym exercises is a collection of simple movements that function to stimulate the development of all parts of the brain synergistically.
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| Active Comparator: Group (B) will receive physiotherapy alone. |
Other: Traditional physiotherapy
A Group of exercises
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Postural Stability [3 months]
we will use balance -check 636 DR WOLFF to assess static balance , and pediatric balance scale to assess dynamic balance
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Child characteristics:
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Their age ranged from six to twelve years.
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Both genders will be included.
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ALL children were mentally sub-normal and they were able to understand the command that will give to them (IQ ranged from 60 - 70) according to the national research centre reports.
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Their weight and height will be within normal ranges.
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They were able to stand on the balance check system and maintain stability on it.
Exclusion Criteria:
hildren with DS, who might have one or more of the following will be excluded:
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Children with severe mental retardation.
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Children who have any associated disorders or any congenital abnormalities that may affect balance.
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Children with visual defects that can affect their performance.
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Obese children.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Physical Therapy | Kafr Ash Shaykh | Kafrelshiekh | Egypt |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Aliaa Altohamy Goda
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- EG, KFS lab Research7