Effects of Stretch-shortening Cycle Exercises Postural Control in Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Down Syndrome
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age between 7 and 9 years.
- able to follow one step motor commands.
- independent ambulators.
- not suffering from atlantoaxial joint instability as reported from their medical files.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with un-corrected cardiac anomalies.
- Children with un-corrected vision or hearing loss.
- Children with un-corrected pulmonary disorders.
- Children with un-corrected neurological signs as epilepsy.
- Children who had a history of musculoskeletal surgery in the lower extremities through the past year.
Sites / Locations
- King Khalid Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
standard physical therapy
trampoline-based stretch-shortening cycle exercises
Participants in the standard physical therapy received the standard physical therapy (sPT) program, which was conducted according to the needs of each participant and was generally concerned with building strength, enhancing developmental skills, boosting balance, coordination, and postural control, improving physical fitness, and minimizing the development of the compensatory movement patterns that children with DS are likely to develop.
In addition to the sPT, the SSC group received 15-minute SSC exercise sessions, twice weekly, with a total of 24 sessions over 12 successive weeks.