The current study aimed to determine the appropriate exercise intensity for the rehabilitation of children with down syndrome.
Two groups of down syndrome children were recruited. one group received mild-intensity treadmill training while the other received moderate-intensity treadmill training. Eccentric knee extensors and ankle plantar flexors peak torques were assessed before and after the intervention. Also, functional mobility was assessed for both groups before and after the intervention. The within and between-subjects effect was used to analyze the obtained data before and after the intervention. isokinetic dynamometer and the time up and go test were used for evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
34
mild intensity treadmill training.
moderate-intensity treadmill training
College of Applied Medical Sciemces
Ta'if, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
knee extensor peak torque
eccentric normalized peak torque of the knee extensors of the dominant limb.
Time frame: three months
ankle plantar fexors peak torque
eccentric normalized peak torque of the ankle plantar flexors of the dominant limb.
Time frame: three months
functional mobility
the assessment of the time up and go test
Time frame: three months
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