Static and dynamic balance skills of trainable children with Down's syndrome.
This study compared static and dynamic balance performance of 25 subjects with Down's Syndrome and 25 without Down's Syndrome; controls were placed on CA and IQ. No significant difference between the two samples' static balance performance was noted; subjects with the Down's Syndrome had significantly superior dynamic balance performance.
D002648:Child; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills; D004856:Postural Balance