EVALUATION OF THE BALANCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOWN’S SYNDROME CHILDREN WITH COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION OF THE BALANCE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOWN’S SYNDROME CHILDREN WITH COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

Summary/Abstract: The motor development of Down’s syndrome children is slow. The different components of the motor capacity are developed gradually using practice. The education is more difficult, the progress is observed in time and the decreasing of the level at which the Down’s syndrome children reached is very quick. Balance deficit is associated with the Down syndrome too. The balance influences positively both the manner in which the children step and the possibility of changing the different directions during the movement/walking/running without the children being injured. All these are possible if the balance is developed early in their life. Our research aimed to evaluate the balance development in the three Down’s syndrome children using the computer equipment – SMART Balance Master. This stressed the progress obtained from the initial testing to the final testing. At the same time, it showed us the sensorial systems where the development appeared after we had applied the stimulation programs (swimming lessons) during a year. The children learned the fundamental swimming technique skills, freestyle and breaststroke during the stimulation programs (swimming lessons).

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