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: Received: 19 September 2023 / Approved: 21 September 2023 / Online: 22 September 2023 (12:53:06 CEST)
Bahiraei, S.; Oviedo, G.; Hosseini, E. The Effects of Postural Training on Gait Kinematics in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Symmetry 2023, 15, 1062, doi:10.3390/sym15051062.
Bahiraei, S.; Oviedo, G.; Hosseini, E. The Effects of Postural Training on Gait Kinematics in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Symmetry 2023, 15, 1062, doi:10.3390/sym15051062.
Bahiraei, S.; Oviedo, G.; Hosseini, E. The Effects of Postural Training on Gait Kinematics in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Symmetry 2023, 15, 1062, doi:10.3390/sym15051062.
Bahiraei, S.; Oviedo, G.; Hosseini, E. The Effects of Postural Training on Gait Kinematics in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Symmetry 2023, 15, 1062, doi:10.3390/sym15051062.
Abstract
This study examines the effects and durability of postural exercise on gait kinematics in people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Thirty-four men with mild IDD were assigned to either the training group (n = 19) or the control group (n = 15). The TG performed the intervention over 8 weeks, 3 days/week, 1 h/day. The results indicated that the intervention program had a significant effect on some variables of gait. Also, in the TG between post-test and follow-up, there was no significant difference, which indicated that gait variables were maintained by the TG one month after the end of the program. This study provides evidence that postural exercises can be used as an effective intervention for improving gait in individuals with IDD.
Keywords
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Gait; Exercise Program; Kinematics
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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