Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 PhD Student in Motor Behavior, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Sports Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness brain gym exercises on motor coordination, inhibitory control children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The research method was quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the present study was female children aged 7-10 years with or suspected of developmental coordination disorder in Urmia city. 36 of them were selected by purposeful random sampling and placed in two groups of 18: experimental and control . The motor coordination test (KTK) to measure motor coordination and the go-no-go test to measure inhibitory control were performed similarly in the pre-test and post-test. The experimental group did brain gym exercises 3 times a week for 8 weeks, during 30-minute sessions. The data was analyzed through one-way analysis of covariance in Spss software version 26. The results showed that by controlling the pre-test score, there is a significant difference between the scores of the motor coordination and inhibitory control of the two experimental and control groups in the post-test (p=0.001). Eight weeks of brain gym exercises improves inhibitory control and coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder; therefore, it is recommended that children with developmental coordination disorder participate in brain exercise-based exercise programs.
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