Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Serres, Greece.
Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Sep;34(9):2701-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.05.034. Epub 2013 Jun 14.
Balance and motor impairments are most evident among inactive individuals with ID that might be particularly susceptible to a loss of basic functioning and further limit the person's autonomy in activities of daily living. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of a 12-week trampoline exercise intervention program on motor and balance ability of school aged children with intellectual disability (ID). Eighteen healthy schools aged children (mean age=10.3 ± 1.6 years) with moderate ID were assigned either to an experimental group (n=9) or a control group (n=9). The experiment group attended a 12 weeks trampoline training intervention program consisting of daily individualized 20-min sessions, while the control group followed the regular school schedule. Balance was assessed using three tasks of increased difficulty (double-leg stance with eyes opened or closed, and one-leg stance with eyes opened) performed while standing on an electronic pressure platform (EPS). Motor performance of all participants was tested using sit and reach test and long and vertical jump tests all derived from the Eurofit Test Battery of physical fitness. Trampoline intervention resulted in significant improvements of participants' performance in all motor and balance tests. In conclusion, trampoline training can be an effective intervention for improving functional outcomes and can be recommended as an alternative mode of physical activity programming for improving balance and motor performance. Furthermore, it also supports the idea that individuals with ID require enjoyable and interesting intervention programs such as the trampoline program used in this study so as to remain active and consequently to facilitate their overall development and promote a more active and healthier way of life.
平衡和运动障碍在不活跃的 ID 患者中最为明显，他们可能特别容易丧失基本功能，并进一步限制他们在日常生活活动中的自主性。本研究的目的是评估 12 周蹦床运动干预计划对智障（ID）学龄儿童运动和平衡能力的影响。18 名健康的学龄智障儿童（平均年龄=10.3 ± 1.6 岁）被分为实验组（n=9）或对照组（n=9）。实验组参加了为期 12 周的蹦床训练干预计划，每天进行 20 分钟的个性化训练，而对照组则按照正常的学校时间表进行。平衡能力通过三种难度递增的任务进行评估（睁眼或闭眼的双腿站立，以及睁眼的单腿站立），在电子压力平台（EPS）上进行。所有参与者的运动表现均通过坐立伸展测试和长距离垂直跳跃测试进行测试，这些测试均来自 Eurofit 体能测试电池。蹦床干预显著提高了参与者在所有运动和平衡测试中的表现。总之，蹦床训练可以作为一种有效的干预手段，改善功能结果，并且可以作为改善平衡和运动表现的替代身体活动计划模式。此外，它还支持这样一种观点，即 ID 患者需要有趣的干预计划，如本研究中使用的蹦床计划，以保持活跃，从而促进他们的全面发展，倡导更积极、更健康的生活方式。
