Comparison of Dynamic Balance Performances of Adult Runners With Intellectual Disability Versus Their Sedentary Peers

Ghada Jouira; Selim Srihi; Fatma Ben Waer; Haithem Rebai; Sonia Sahli

doi:10.1177/00315125221116609

Comparison of Dynamic Balance Performances of Adult Runners With Intellectual Disability Versus Their Sedentary Peers

Percept Mot Skills. 2022 Oct;129(5):1443-1457. doi: 10.1177/00315125221116609. Epub 2022 Aug 26.

Authors

Ghada Jouira¹, Selim Srihi¹, Fatma Ben Waer¹, Haithem Rebai¹, Sonia Sahli¹

Affiliation

¹ Research Laboratory Education, Motricité, Sport et Santé (EM2S) LR19JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia.

PMID: 36028927
DOI: 10.1177/00315125221116609

Abstract

Our aim in this study was to compare the dynamic balance between runners (100 sprint) and non-runners with intellectual disability (ID). Our participants were 36 healthy male adults with ID aged 17-29 years, divided into runners (n = 18) and sedentary non-runners (n = 18). We assessed dynamic balance in these participants, using the Y-Balance Test (YBT), the Expanded-Timed Up and Go Test (ETUGT) and the Functional Reach Test (FRT). Runners with ID had significantly better balance scores than their sedentary counterparts on YBT (p < .001), the two walking phases of the ETUGT (p < .05) and the FRT (p <.05). Thus, running training (100 m sprint) was associated with better dynamic balance in this sample.

Keywords: athletes; dynamic balance; intellectual disability; running; sedentary.

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Intellectual Disability*
Male
Physical Therapy Modalities
Postural Balance
Running*
Time and Motion Studies