Fahimeh Keavanlou; bahram Yousefi; Zahra salman; Akbar Pejhan; mohamad Seyedahmadi; Hamidreza Taheri
Volume 18, Issue 2 , July and August 2011, , Pages 125-131
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Because of dyspraxia students have difficulty in some movements and deformity of the spine as a factor can lead to restriction of their movement، the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between vertebral column deformities and components of the Kepart ...
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Background and Purpose: Because of dyspraxia students have difficulty in some movements and deformity of the spine as a factor can lead to restriction of their movement، the purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between vertebral column deformities and components of the Kepart test in students with dyspraxia.
Methods and Materials: The present descriptive analytical research is a cross-sectional study، involving the male elementary school students of Tehran in 2009. The participants were selected through multi-stage cluster sampling: Zone 4 was chosen by random from among the 22 municipal districts; 5 schools were selected by random from among many schools in the zone; finally، 1100 students were randomly selected. In the first step، we distributed the questionnaire about the conceptual - movement deficiency (validity 0.86). Eighty students of 8 to 12 years with problems in at least 5 components (out of 14) participated in the Kepart test (validity 0.95). From them، 34 students with the lowest scores were selected as the study subjects. Then، with the use of Spinal – Mouse machine، the vertebrate column deformities of students were studied from frontal and sagital aspects. For analyzing the data، Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used in SPSS 13.
Results: The prevalence of deformities was flat back 40%، thoracic kyphosis 29.16% and thoracic scoliosis 20.83% in the subjects. A significant relationship (p=0.05، r=0.34) was found between lumbar lordosis and side walking in students with dyspraxia. Also، the prevalence of dyspraxia was 7.26%، and 2.18% suffered from severe dyspraxia.
Conclusion: The results showed that the lower the amount of lumbar lordosis، the lower the students’ ability to side walk.
Mohammad Seyyed Ahmadi; Fahimeh Keyvanloo; Hamidreza Taheri; Akbar Pejhan; Javad Taherzadeh
Volume 17, Issue 4 , January and February 2011, , Pages 256-265
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Parkinsons disease is one of the common debilitating factors in the elderly. It is caused by disorders in the nucleus of cerebral base which control body movements such as walking and body balance. The present research is intended to study and compare the effects of three exercise ...
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Background and Purpose: Parkinsons disease is one of the common debilitating factors in the elderly. It is caused by disorders in the nucleus of cerebral base which control body movements such as walking and body balance. The present research is intended to study and compare the effects of three exercise patterns (rhythmic, medical ball exercising and stretching exercise) on Parkinsonian patients equilibrium. Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental study involved the population of Parkinsonian patients in Kashan and Aranobidgol Iran. Thirty five male patients (61±3 years old) with minor Parkinsons disease (Stage 3 in Y&H scale) were selected and randomly assigned into one of the three groups: rhythmic group (N=11) medical ball exercising group (N=12) and stretching exercising group (N=12). All participants took their medications under medical supervision in the study period. Each group performed the assigned pattern for 10 weeks (three one-hour sessions each week). Berg Balance Scaling (BBS) was used for measurements and dependent t-test one-way ANOVA and LSD tests were used for data analysis. All analyses were done in SPSS 16. Results: The results showed that the three different exercising patterns (Rhythmic medical Ball and stretching exercises) had significantly improved patients equilibrium by 15.7 % 5.58% and 4.28% respectively (P=0.001). It also revealed that rhythmic exercises had more considerable effects on Parkinson patients equilibrium recovery than medical ball (P=0.03), and stretching exercise (P=0.008). The effect of exercising with medical ball and stretching exercises on Parkinson patients balance recovery is almost identical with no significant difference (P=0.530). Conclusion: Rhythmic exercise patterns cause more considerable effects on the improvement of equilibrium in Parkinsons patients than other patterns.