Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
مجله انگلیسی زبان توانبخشی
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Medical Sciences
http://irj.uswr.ac.ir
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17353602
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10.29252/nrip.irj
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jalali
1394
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gregorian
2015
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The Effect of “Kashi Practices” on the Improvement of Psycho-Motor Skills in People with Down Syndrome
پژوهشي
Original Research Articles
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Objectives:</strong> The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of “Kashi practices” on the improvement of psycho-motor skills in people with Down syndrome.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Methods</strong>: In this research, 28 men with Down syndrome between 21 and 43 years of age (mean age 25.917±3.889) were randomly assigned to either a control (n=14) or an experimental group (n=14). All persons in the experimental group followed 12 weeks of selected exercise training (Kashi practices) three times a week. Prior to the start of the study, and after the three-month training period, each member in both groups was assessed according to the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP).</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Results:</strong> The results indicated that Kashi practices could cause a significant improvement in psycho-motor skills in several variables such as strength, endurance, power, agility, reaction time, balance and running speed in the experimental group (P<0.05). These changes were not significant in control group (P>0.05) in any compression.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Discussion:</strong> These results showed that Kashi practices could cause a significant improvement in psycho-motor skills and can be an important step to improve physical fitness, physical activity and quality of life in people with Down syndrome.</p>
Kashi practices, Psycho-motor skill, Down syndrome
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http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-288-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Ali
Kashi
ssrc.kashi@yahoo.com