Hojat Amini; Ali Akbar Jaberi Mogadam
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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effects of gymnastics training on some neuropsychological functioning in male children with developmental coordination disorder aged between 8 and 10 in Tehran city. 34 children with developmental coordination disorder who aged between 8 and 10 and ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the possible effects of gymnastics training on some neuropsychological functioning in male children with developmental coordination disorder aged between 8 and 10 in Tehran city. 34 children with developmental coordination disorder who aged between 8 and 10 and had referred to the clinics of occupational therapy and rehabilitation in Tehran in 2013 were selected using convenience and purposive sampling method and were randomly divided into experimental (n=19) and control (n=15) groups. For screening, Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire and Raven's progressive matrices test were used. The dependent variables were assessed by Neuropsychological Conner Questionnaire. The experimental group received an 8-week (3 sessions per week, each session 45 min.) locomotor intervention of gymnastics protocol. Statistical analysis was performed using multivariate covariance analysis at P≥0.05 with SPSS16 software. The findings showed significant differences between control and experimental groups in all variables of executive functions (P≤0.001, F= 492.454a) and sensory – motor function (P≤0.001, F=285.693a). Accordingly, it can be concluded that gymnastics training can improve neuropsychological functioning in children with developmental coordination disorder.
Ali Akbar Jaberi Moghaddam; Ahmad Farokhi; Mostafa Khani
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Boxing is one of the organized high-contact sports that requires purposefulpunches to the head and body of the opponent in both amateur and professionallevels, so traumatic head injury in boxers isn’t impossible. In this type of injury,though intact cognitive functions, it is possible that total ...
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Boxing is one of the organized high-contact sports that requires purposefulpunches to the head and body of the opponent in both amateur and professionallevels, so traumatic head injury in boxers isn’t impossible. In this type of injury,though intact cognitive functions, it is possible that total cognitive beneficiarybecome impaired as a result of distractibility, imperfect concentration, andaftermath fatigue. Thus, purpose of this study was to investigate attentionaldisorders in amateur boxing. Subjects of the study were 30 male experiencedamateur boxers (more than 4 years background, age= 24±3.1) as experimentalgroup, and 30 male novice amateur boxers (less than 1 year background,age=25±4.2) and 30 male 400 and 800 meter runners (age= 24±2.7) as controlgroups. We used DAUF continuous attention test to assess attentional component.In order to data analyzing was used MANOVA in the significance level of 0.05.Findings showed that in none of variables there were significant differencebetween groups (P>0.05), meaning that amateur boxing periods even longer than4 years doesn't lead to attentional disorders. Based on our findings, it is concludedthat intensity of punches in amateur boxing doesn't reach to threshold that lead tobrain damage at least in regions which control visual attention.
Daryoush Khajavi; Ahmad Farrokhi; Ali Akbar Jaberi Moghadam; Anushiravan Kazemnejad
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The aim of this research was to examine the effect of a training interventionprogram on fall-related motor performance in the male elderly with no regularphysical activities. For this purpose, 39 out of 130 participants in screen test wereselected and assigned to training group (n=20) and control group ...
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The aim of this research was to examine the effect of a training interventionprogram on fall-related motor performance in the male elderly with no regularphysical activities. For this purpose, 39 out of 130 participants in screen test wereselected and assigned to training group (n=20) and control group (n=19). Subjectsaged between 60 and 70 in experimental were 73.68% and in the control group43.75% and subjects aged 71 and above were 26.31% in the experimental groupand 56.25% in the control group. Experimental group participated in a 10-weekintervention program (3 sessions per week and 90 minutes per session). Data werecollected with 30-s seat, sit and reach, one-leg standing (eyes open and closed), upand go, 10-meter walk and 10-meter obstacle walk tests. In this semi-experimentalresearch, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and independent t test was used to analyse motorperformance measures. Results indicated a significant improve in mean scores oflower extremity strength (27.37 rep), flexibility (29.28 cm), static balance with eyesopen (60.94 sec) and closed (19.36 sec), agility and dynamic balance (4.10 sec),10-meter walk (3.35 sec) and 10-meter obstacle walk (4.03 sec) in the experimentalgroup after the 10-week training intervention program (P<0.05). The findingsconfirmed the effect of training interventions (especially strength training) onimproving fall-related motor performance and preventing probable falls in theelderly.
Ali Akbar Jaberi Moghadam; Akram Mashalahi; Farhad Ghadiri; Masoud Soleimani
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The aim of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life between active and inactive boys with cerebral palsy (CP) aged between 13 and 18. For this purpose, out of 150 CP students of guidance and high schools, 28 subjects were selected randomly. The subjects were divided into two ...
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The aim of the present study was to compare the health-related quality of life between active and inactive boys with cerebral palsy (CP) aged between 13 and 18. For this purpose, out of 150 CP students of guidance and high schools, 28 subjects were selected randomly. The subjects were divided into two groups of active (14 boys) and inactive (14 boys) according to physical activity questionnaire. The kid screen questionnaire with 10 subscales of physical well-being, psychological well-being, mood and emotions, self-perception, autonomy, relationship with parents and home, peer and social support, school environment, social acceptance and financial resources was used to test the proposed hypotheses. The reliability and validity of this instrument was confirmed (p=0.85). Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to analyze the data. The results showed that active cerebral palsy boys have higher health-related quality of life (p<0.05). In subscales, active students were better in physical well-being, mood and emotions, psychological well-being, financial resources and peer and social support than inactive students (P<0.05) but in self-concept, autonomy, social acceptance, school environment and relationship with parents and home, no significant difference was observed between the two groups (P>0.05). The results of this study indicated that positive attitudes of active children towards themselves related to their regular physical activity.
