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Development of physical response after athletics training in adolescents with Down's syndrome
Author(s) -
Perán S.,
Gil J. L.,
Ruiz F.,
FernandezPastor V.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00154.x
Subject(s) - stadium , test (biology) , physical therapy , training (meteorology) , medicine , sports injury , physical fitness , psychology , mathematics , paleontology , geometry , biology , physics , meteorology
Starting in January 1994, a group of 20 adolescents with Down's syndrome began a competition‐oriented athletics training program at a public sports stadium twice a week as part of their education towards integration. They were given complete medical examinations beforehand and followed medically and professionally throughout the program. The results showed a significant improvement in the test scores measuring strength, speed and endurance and a tendency towards an athletic morphotype.