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An open‐label randomized control trial of hopping and jumping training versus sensorimotor rehabilitation programme on postural capacities in individuals with intellectual disabilities
Author(s) -
Borji Rihab,
Sahli Sonia,
Baccouch Rym,
Laatar Rabeb,
Kachouri Hiba,
Rebai Haithem
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/jar.12324
Subject(s) - jumping , physical medicine and rehabilitation , rehabilitation , randomized controlled trial , psychology , intellectual disability , physical therapy , training (meteorology) , open label , medicine , psychiatry , physiology , surgery , physics , meteorology
Background This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a hopping and jumping training programme ( HJP ) versus a sensorimotor rehabilitation programme ( SRP ) on postural performances in children with intellectual disability. Methods Three groups of children with intellectual disability participated in the study: the HJP group, the SRP group and a control group. Postural capacities were tested with the Berg Balance Scale ( BBS ) and the Tinetti tests. The HJP and the SRP groups participated in the training programmes for eight weeks. Then, all participants were retested. Results Results showed that before the training period, there are no significant differences between the three groups. After the training period, the BBS and the Tinetti scores increased significantly in the HJP group and the SRP group with greater extent in the HJP group than in the STP group. Conclusion We suggest that HJP training is more recommended to improve postural capacities in children with intellectual disability.