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- Title
Comparison of Dynamic Balance Performances of Adult Runners With Intellectual Disability Versus Their Sedentary Peers.
- Authors
Jouira, Ghada; Srihi, Selim; Ben Waer, Fatma; Rebai, Haithem; Sahli, Sonia
- Abstract
Our aim in this study was to compare the dynamic balance between runners (100 sprint) and non-runners with intellectual disability (ID). Our participants were 36 healthy male adults with ID aged 17–29 years, divided into runners (n = 18) and sedentary non-runners (n = 18). We assessed dynamic balance in these participants, using the Y-Balance Test (YBT), the Expanded-Timed Up and Go Test (ETUGT) and the Functional Reach Test (FRT). Runners with ID had significantly better balance scores than their sedentary counterparts on YBT (p <.001), the two walking phases of the ETUGT (p <.05) and the FRT (p <.05). Thus, running training (100 m sprint) was associated with better dynamic balance in this sample.
- Subjects
SEDENTARY lifestyles; AFFINITY groups; RUNNING; POSTURAL balance; FUNCTIONAL status; EXERCISE physiology; WALKING; ATHLETIC ability; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; SPRINTING; ADULTS
- Publication
Perceptual & Motor Skills, 2022, Vol 129, Issue 5, p1443
- ISSN
0031-5125
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00315125221116609