Abstract
(2499 Views) |
Full-Text (PDF)
(967 Downloads)
|
Full-Text (HTML)
(1307 Views)
|
Highlights
● People who are blind had limited mobility in each dominant and non-dominant limb of the ankle and knee joints.
● There is a significant relationship between ankle and knee flexibility with balance, motor function and risk of falling in visually impaired Individuals.
● The use of stretching exercises can be an effective factor in increasing the range of motion of the lower limb joints of visually impaired Individuals.
Plain Language Summary
Blindness knows no borders and can affect people regardless of age, gender, nationality, religion, race and social and economic class. Visual impairment both psychologically and physically affects a person's daily and natural activities and causes problems in orientation, accurate and correct movement in the direction of joint movement, social dependence and decreased self-confidence. As a result of these people, due to the fear of injury during movement and daily activities, the amount of physical activity decreases and the person may become sedentary. Decreased exercise and inactivity is one of the things that blind people deal with, which can lead to dysfunction of various joints in the body. Decreased range of motion can occur due to lack of proper exercise and low mobility. As a result, joint activity, muscle length, and range of motion of the joints are also affected, and in the end, the entire musculoskeletal, nervous, and joint systems of the body are disrupted, which also causes dislocation and damage in these organs.