The effect of circus activity training on postural control of 5-6-year-old children

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作者
Sahli, S. [1 ,2 ]
Ghroubi, S. [1 ,2 ]
Rebai, H. [3 ]
Chaabane, M. [4 ]
Yahia, A. [1 ,2 ]
Perennou, D. [5 ,6 ]
Elleuch, M. H. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sud, Unite Rech Pathol Appareil Locomoteur, UR 07 08 04, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
[2] Univ Sud, Serv Med Phys & Readaptat Fonct, CHU Habib Bourguiba, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
[3] Univ Ctr, Unite Rech Adaptat Cardiocirculatoires Resp Metab, UR 0867 99, Sousse 4002, Tunisia
[4] Ctr Reg Med Sport, Sfax 3000, Tunisia
[5] CHU, F-21079 Dijon, France
[6] INSERM, ERM207, F-21079 Dijon, France
关键词
Circus activities; Children; Static posture; Dynamic posture; Vision; BODY SWAY; VISION; EXPERTISE; STABILITY; BALANCE; GYMNASTICS; LOCOMOTION; DIFFICULTY; STRATEGY; STANCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.scispo.2011.10.010
中图分类号
G8 [体育];
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04 ; 0403 ;
摘要
Objectives. - The purpose of the present study is to assess the effect of circus activity training on postural control of 5-6-year old children. Material and methods. - Two groups of 5-6-year old children (12 practicing circus activities and 12 controls) voluntarily participated in this study. Children were asked to stand as still as possible on a force platform with eyes open and closed in a static posture and in two dynamic postures (in the sagittal or frontal plane). Postural control was assessed with centre of pressure excursions. Results. - The results revealed that Circus group children have significant (P<.05) better postural control than controls. The significant (P<.05) effect of postural task difficulty on postural control was similar for both groups. Removal of vision decreases significantly (P<.05) the postural control of both groups similarly in all postures. This effect increased significantly (P<.05) when the difficulty of the postural task increased. Conclusion. - Our results suggest that 2 years of experience in circus activity training improves postural control of 5-6-year old children. Nevertheless, this effect could not nullify the common effect of removing vision on postural control of these children. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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