%0 Journal Article %A Ghaeeni, Saeed %A Bahari, Zeynab %A Khazaei, Ali Ashraf %T Effect of Core Stability Training on Static Balance of the Children With Down Syndrome %J Physical Treatments - Specific Physical Therapy %V 5 %N 1 %U http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-232-en.html %R %D 2015 %K Core stability training, Static balance, Down syndrome, %X Purpose: This research aimed to study the effect of 8 weeks core stability training on static balance of the children with Down syndrome. Methods: A total of 16 children with Down syndrome from rehabilitation center of Noor Abad City were selected and randomly divided into 2 groups of control (n=8) and experimental (n=8). At the pretest and posttest, subjects’ static balances were evaluated by modified stork stand test. The training program was conducted in 8 weeks, 3 times a week, and each session lasted 45-60 minutes. Statistical analysis was done by dependent and independent t test using SPSS version 21 (P≤ 0.05). Results: Our results indicated a 67% progress in static balance (3.64 s) in the experimental group (P= 0.0001) and their 84% superiority (4.14 s) over the control group in the posttest (P= 0.0001). Conclusion: According to these results, core stability training improves the static balance of the children with Down syndrome and can be used in their rehabilitation program. %> http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-232-en.pdf %P 49-54 %& 49 %! %9 Research %L A-10-98-3 %+ Assistant Professor, University of Kurdistan, PhD in Adaptive Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran %G eng %@ 2423-5830 %[ 2015