Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare some motoric characteristics as a result of participating in physical activity education of hearing impaired individuals aged 12-14 doing athletics and gymnastics. The study consists of 30 athletes and 30 gymnastics students at the Hearing Impairments in Malatya Province. In the pre-test and post-test measures of the participants, flamingo balance test, flexibility, lower extremity reaction time test, quadriceps muscle strength, abdominal and back muscle strength, height, body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) measurements were performed. Each participant was given physical activity training 3 days per week for 14 weeks. The flamingo balance test score of the both groups showed a decrease and reaction time of right and left side of athletes showed a decrease (p 0.05). As a result of the study, athletics is superior to gymnastic because it has been observed that athletics is more effective than gymnastics on balance, reaction time and muscle strength in individuals with hearing impaired.
Highlights
In terms of physical fitness, hearing-impaired children among the disabled are not different from those who have no hearing problem
In calculating the scores of physical activity training, there was a decrease in flamingo balance score and right and left reaction time of the athletics group
Significant decreasing were determined in respect of flamingo balance test scores was observed in the gymnastics group (p0.05)
Summary
In terms of physical fitness, hearing-impaired children among the disabled are not different from those who have no hearing problem. In early ages hearing impaired children can adapted to their peers. At later ages, it is seen that in skills related to balance and body coordination are not sufficient for providing gross and fine motor activity in hearing-impaired children. Childhood hearing impairment is a significant public health problem, which is associated with balance and motor deficits. Both the static and dynamic postural control are more important to execute movement. The development and providing of postural control are known to be a pre-requisite for the performance of skilled movement. The development and providing of postural stability are a complex process that necessitates the involvement of multiple systems such as sensory system, central nervous system processing and co-ordination of motor output and the vestibular system [18]
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