TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of a dance program on static balance on a platform in young adults with down syndrome
AU - Gutiérrez-Vilahú, Lourdes
AU - Massó-Ortigosa, Núria
AU - Costa-Tutusaus, Lluís
AU - Guerra-Balic, Miriam
AU - Rey-Abella, Ferran
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2016/7
Y1 - 2016/7
N2 - The purpose of the study was to compare postural control in static standing in young adults with and without Down syndrome (DS), with eyes closed and eyes open, before and after an 18-wk dance-based training program. The study included 11 young people with DS age 20.5 (1.3) yr and 11 without DS age 20.2 (2.0) yr. All parameters were recorded before and after the training program. Parameters related to center of pressure (COP; closed and open eyes) were recorded from a platform with the participant in bipedal standing position during 30 s. The results suggest that young people with DS have worse COP control in both visual conditions (closed and open eyes) and are affected by visual information in a different way than their peers without DS. In the group of young adults with DS, the dance-based training program improved some parameters related to the use of visual input in controlling COP.
AB - The purpose of the study was to compare postural control in static standing in young adults with and without Down syndrome (DS), with eyes closed and eyes open, before and after an 18-wk dance-based training program. The study included 11 young people with DS age 20.5 (1.3) yr and 11 without DS age 20.2 (2.0) yr. All parameters were recorded before and after the training program. Parameters related to center of pressure (COP; closed and open eyes) were recorded from a platform with the participant in bipedal standing position during 30 s. The results suggest that young people with DS have worse COP control in both visual conditions (closed and open eyes) and are affected by visual information in a different way than their peers without DS. In the group of young adults with DS, the dance-based training program improved some parameters related to the use of visual input in controlling COP.
KW - Center of pressure
KW - Postural control
KW - Standing position
KW - Visual condition
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U2 - 10.1123/APAQ.2015-0048
DO - 10.1123/APAQ.2015-0048
M3 - Article
C2 - 27623608
AN - SCOPUS:84988703561
SN - 0736-5829
VL - 33
SP - 233
EP - 252
JO - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
JF - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -