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| | | Article Name : | | | Effectiveness of vestibular stimulation on static
balance in mentally retarded children | | Author Name : | | | BEHZAD AZADBAKHT, BIJAN GOODARZI | | Publisher : | | | Bridge Center | | Article URL : |  | | | Abstract : | | | Objective: Mentally retarded children have poor performance
in their balance. Therefore, this study examines the effect of vestibular
stimulation on static balance in mentally retarded children.
Materials and Methods: Twelve mentally retarded girls at
Borujerd Eheia School were selected, their age ranging 8 to 11 years
old, they were randomly divided into two groups of 6, control and
experiment. The experimental group received a 35-min vestibular
stimulation, two times a week for 6 weeks. Pre-test and post-test were
performed using modified single balance test in four different
conditions with eye and surface manipulation. Independent and
dependent t-test were used to analyze the data.
Results: Results show a significant increase in the static
balance under the first and third conditions in the post-test group after
the intervention of the vestibular stimulation. The level of significance
with dependent t-test was 0.014 in the experimental group under the
first condition (eyes-opened soft-surface) and 0.029 in the third
condition (eyes-opened soft-surface). Also, the significance level with
independent t test was 0.19 in the first condition and 0.037 in the third
condition, which is significant (significance level of .05). Conclusion: The results of this study show that using
vestibular stimulations in the static balance of mentally retarded
children is effective and can be used with other activities.
| | Keywords : | | | Vestibular Stimulations, Static Balance, Mentally
Retarded Children.
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