@article { author = {zare, saeedeh and Rahnama, Nader and Movahedi, Ahmad Reza}, title = {The Effect of Balance Exercises on Static and Dynamic Balance of the Mentally Retarded Female Students}, journal = {Sport Sciences and Health Research}, volume = {8}, number = {2}, pages = {143-158}, year = {2016}, publisher = {University of Tehran Press}, issn = {2981-0205}, eissn = {2981-0205}, doi = {10.22059/jsmed.2017.62303}, abstract = {  Mentally retarded children have lower levels of physical fitness in comparison with normal children of the same age. As balance exercises can be a key to solve this problem, this study aimed at investigating the effect of balance exercises on static and dynamic balance of mentally retarded students. In this semi-experimental study, 32 mentally retarded female students in Yazd city were assigned to two groups: experimental and control. SEBT test, Stroke test and Sharp and Romberg test were used to measure the balance. Before and after 8 weeks of balance exercises for the experimental group, balance test was conducted for both groups. An independent t test was used to analyze the data. The findings showed that after the balance exercises, the dynamic and static balance on one foot improved significantly in experimental group (P≤0.05) in comparison with the control group in posttest in comparison with the pretest. But, static balance on both feet had no significant improvement in any of the two groups (P≥0.05). It can be concluded that 8 weeks of balance exercises influenced the improvement of the dynamic and static balance of the mentally retarded students; therefore, such exercises are recommended as a part of physical education course of the mentally retarded people.}, keywords = {balance exercises,balance tests,Dynamic balance,mentally retardation,static balance}, url = {https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_62303.html}, eprint = {https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_62303_93935676078a830316dd14f56e52adf8.pdf} }