Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license
Authors
1 Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University , Tehran, Iran.
2 Department of Physical Education, Farhangian University, Tehran , Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Cerebral Palsy (CP) refers to a class of non-progressive neurological disorders that permanently affect individuals' sensory-motor abilities and typically appear in infancy or early childhood. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of linear and nonlinear training methods on the static balance ability of children with hemiplegic CP.
Methods: A total of 20 boys with hemiplegic CP, aged 7-12 years, were selected through convenience sampling and they were assigned into experimental and control groups. The Sharpened Romberg test was used to measure static balance scores. The linear and nonlinear training groups performed specific exercises for four weeks, three days a week, and one hour per session for each method. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) and univariate Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were conducted at a significance level of P≤0.05.
Findings: The results showed a significant difference between the linear and nonlinear training methods in at least one of the static balance variables (p=0.001). Additionally, considering the higher scores of the nonlinear group, this training method resulted in better static balance scores (with eyes open and closed) compared to the linear method in children with hemiplegic CP.
Conclusion: Overall, the findings of this study emphasize the importance of the nonlinear training method in improving the static balance of children with hemiplegic CP and support the constraint-led approach
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