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Effectiveness of Vestibular Stimulation on Improving Motor Skills in Educable Mental Retardation Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
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Aliasghar Dadmehr   1, Mokhtar Malekpour2 , Amir Ghamarani2 , Somayeh Rahimzadeh3 , Mohammad Hoseinali zadeh2 , Hamidreza Fereidouni4 |
1- Qom exceptional education
2- University of Esfahan
3- Allameh Tabatabai University of Tehran
4- slamic Azad University of Khorasgan Branch |
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| Objective: Children need proper sensory stimulation. proper sensory stimulation promotes the development and improvement of children's motor skills and competence. Among these stimulations is vestibular stimulation. Many of educable children wih mentally disability have poor motor coordination and balance. some of these children, developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of vestibular stimulation on improving motor skills in educable mental retardation children with DCD. Method: This study is a quasi-experimental (pre-test, post-test control group) desing. The statistical population of this study included all children with educable mentally disability in elementary schools in Isfahan City. The sample included 30 children who were randomly selected from one dual-shift school. Then they were randomly assigned into two equal groups: experimental and control. The tools used in this study were: Lincolen- Osertsky Motor test and Developmental Coordination Disorder List (DCD-Q,07; Wilson, 2007). Data were analyzed using Independent t-test and Mancova statistical method. Results: Statistically significant differences were observed in motor skills (fine and gross) improvement in children with educable mental retardation using vestibular stimulation (P<0.001). Conclusion: Vestibular stimulation therapy has important positive effects on ability to improve motor skills in children with mental retardation with DCD. Our results also showed that vestibular stimulation therapy can significantly increase the motor skills perception development in educable mental retardation children. |
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| Keywords: Vestibular stimulation, Motor skills, Educable mental retardation, Children, with, developmental coordination disorder |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2017/08/23 | Accepted: 2020/05/26 | Published: 2020/09/14
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