The effect of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises on postural stability in children with Down syndrome
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1852-12THCONG
Oral / Poster Presentation File: 1852.jpg
Authors
1Assistant Professor, Sport Injuries, Sport Sciences Research Institute (SSRI)
2Student of Islamic Azad University of Karaj. Sport Injuries
3Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University of Karaj
Abstract
Rehabilitation therapies are very important in reducing disabilities caused by Down syndrome. Due to the importance of balance in creating individual independence, and the role of power in balance, the present study investigated the effect of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises on postural stability in children with Down syndrome.
The statistical sample included 30 boys aged 8 to 10 years with Down syndrome in Shahriar city with an IQ between “50 to 70” who participated in this study by purposeful and available sampling method and were randomly divided into two identical groups of 15 experimental and Controls. Sharpand Ramberg test was used to evaluate the static balance, Berg balance test was used to evaluate the dynamic balance. The intervention consisted of 8 weeks (3 sessions of 45 minutes per week) of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises. To analyze the data, dependent t-test and analysis of covariance with elimination of the pretest effect at a significant level (α = 5%) were used.
Findings showed that eight weeks of Cawthorne-Cooksey training significantly improved static (P=0.001, Effect Size=0.81) and dynamic balance (P=0.001, Effect Size=0.55) in children with Down syndrome.
Balance is due to the coordination of visual, proprioception and vestibular systems. These systems play an important role in the multiple dimensions of balance and gait. By performing Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises, improvement of involving sensory systems, integration of pulses in CNS and muscle activation patterns and better contractions may have been improved balance. It seems that this study have confirmed the effect of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises on improving static and dynamic balance and children with Down syndrome can benefit from this training protocol.
The statistical sample included 30 boys aged 8 to 10 years with Down syndrome in Shahriar city with an IQ between “50 to 70” who participated in this study by purposeful and available sampling method and were randomly divided into two identical groups of 15 experimental and Controls. Sharpand Ramberg test was used to evaluate the static balance, Berg balance test was used to evaluate the dynamic balance. The intervention consisted of 8 weeks (3 sessions of 45 minutes per week) of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises. To analyze the data, dependent t-test and analysis of covariance with elimination of the pretest effect at a significant level (α = 5%) were used.
Findings showed that eight weeks of Cawthorne-Cooksey training significantly improved static (P=0.001, Effect Size=0.81) and dynamic balance (P=0.001, Effect Size=0.55) in children with Down syndrome.
Balance is due to the coordination of visual, proprioception and vestibular systems. These systems play an important role in the multiple dimensions of balance and gait. By performing Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises, improvement of involving sensory systems, integration of pulses in CNS and muscle activation patterns and better contractions may have been improved balance. It seems that this study have confirmed the effect of Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises on improving static and dynamic balance and children with Down syndrome can benefit from this training protocol.
Keywords
Subjects