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Strength and Agility Training in Adolescents with Down Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Lin, Hsiu-Ching; Wuang, Yee-Pay – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a proposed strength and agility training program of adolescents with Down syndrome. Ninety-two adolescents were recruited and evenly randomized to two intervention groups (exercise group vs. control group). The mean age for the exercise and the control group was 10.6 plus or minus 3.2 and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Down Syndrome, Muscular Strength, Exercise
Movement Skills of Younger versus Older Adults with and without Down Syndrome
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Carmeli, Eli; Ariav, Claudette; Bar-Yossef, Tamar; Levy, Ran; Imam, Bita – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Adults with Down syndrome (DS) are often physically inactive, which may accelerate the onset of disease and aging symptoms. Eight older persons with DS (aged 54-61), and 10 younger persons with DS (aged 26-35) living in a residential care center were examined. Eighteen age- and gender-matched individuals without DS served as control groups.…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Older Adults, Young Adults, Age Differences
Relationships between Task-Oriented Postural Control and Motor Ability in Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome
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Wang, Hui-Yi; Long, I-Man; Liu, Mei-Fang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have been characterized by greater postural sway in quiet stance and insufficient motor ability. However, there is a lack of studies to explore the properties of dynamic postural sway, especially under conditions of task-oriented movement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Muscular Strength
Heart Rate Recovery and Variability Following Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise Training in Adults with and without Down Syndrome
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Mendonca, Goncalo V.; Pereira, Fernando D.; Fernhall, Bo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Persons with Down syndrome (DS) are at high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and there is compelling evidence of autonomic dysfunction in these individuals. The main purpose of this study was to determine whether a combined aerobic and resistance exercise intervention produces similar results in cardiac autonomic function between…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Fitness, Metabolism, Exercise Physiology
Bone Mineral Density and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Male Individuals with Mental Retardation (with and without Down Syndrome)
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da Silva, Vinicius Zacarias Maldaner; Barros, Jonatas de Franca; de Azevedo, Monique; de Godoy, Jose Roberto Pimenta; Arena, Ross; Cipriano, Gerson, Jr. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess the respiratory muscle strength (RMS) in individuals with mental retardation (MR), with or without Down Syndrome (DS), and its association with bone mineral density (BMD). Forty-five male individuals (15 with DS, 15 with mental retardation (MR) and 15 apparently healthy controls), aged 20-35, participated in…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Obesity, Physical Fitness, Down Syndrome