Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a 10-day exercise program upon static standing balance performance of people with mental retardation, aged 25-46. Static standing balance, measured as the one-legged stance time with the preferred leg, was compared before and after training to determine if there is any significant change in static standing balance performance occurred due to the 10-day exercise program. Sixteen subjects were randomly and evenly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Subjects in the experimental group were exposed to a 10-day static standing balance exercise program, while the control group only participated in normal classroom activities without special emphasis on balance activities. A Two-Factor Repeated Measures ANOVA was selected for the study. Results showed that the changes in the preferred-leg one-legged stance time after training between the control and experimental groups were not significantly different. Although the one-legged stance time of the experimental group increased, the increase was not statistically significant at the .05 level of confidence. The lack of significant improvement in static standing balance ability after the use of this widely accepted therapeutic program serves to stress the need for further investigation of the effects of any exercise program on static standing balance ability.
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