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MHSalud
On-line version ISSN 1659-097X
Abstract
HERNANDEZ CHACON, Milena; MORA CAMPOS, Andrea; RAMIREZ ULLOA, Juan José and VIQUEZ ULATE, Fabián. Effects of a Sensorimotor Training Program on Static Equilibrium in Swimmers with Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disability. MHSalud [online]. 2023, vol.20, n.1, pp.55-67. ISSN 1659-097X. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/mhs.20-1.6.
Purpose2:
This study seeks to determine the effect of a sensorimotor training program on static equilibrium in swimmers with Down syndrome and intellectual disability.
Method:
Participants: a total of 13 swimmers. Instruments and materials: the Modified Clinical Test for Sensory Integration for Balance, a Wii device with a platform, and a computer with a program to analyze the center of gravity were used in the study. Procedures: a pretest was applied, then a neuromotor training was delivered for four weeks, in three sessions of 30 minutes each, and finally, a posttest was applied. Since they were active athletes, they continued their routine without altering the training load. Statistical analysis: descriptive statistics and a two-way ANOVA (2x2, measures and groups) were used.
Results:
there were no statistically significant differences between the variables measured (F = 0.14, p = 0.7162) or per groups (F = 0.2, p = 0.6659) for the variable open eyes on a stable surface. For the variable closed eyes on an unstable surface, there were significant differences between the variables measured (F = 0.952, p = 0.350) and between groups (F = 6.066, p = 0.320), while for open eyes on an unstable surface there were no differences between the variables measured (F = 0.852, p = 0.376) or between groups (F = 2, .484, p = 0.143). For the variable closed eyes on a stable surface there were no significant differences between the variables measured (F = 0.716, p = 0.415) or between groups (F = 0.801, p = 0.390). It was found that this training in this population produced an improvement (p <0.05) for the variable closed eyes on a stable surface 0.32.
Keywords : balance; sensorimotor training; Down syndrome; intellectual disability..