Document Type : Original article
Authors
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Department of Health and Sports Rehabilitation in Sport, Faculty of Sport Science and Health, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran.
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Department of Education and Psychology of Exceptional Children, PayamNoor University, Ardabil, Iran.
10.32598/SJRM.13.6.3275
Abstract
Background and Aims Upper cross syndrome (UCS) is a common defect among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present aims to investigate the effect of 8 weeks of corrective games on the postural alignment, sensory profile, and attention deficit of ASD male children with UCS.
Methods In this study, 20 autistic boys aged 7-12 years with UCS at an autism rehabilitation center in Tehran, Iran, were purposefully selected and randomly divided into two groups of training (n=10) and control (n=10). Before the intervention, the side view photography method, a flexible ruler, Dunn’s sensory profile questionnaire, and the conners’ rating scales (CRs)–revised (teacher and parent forms) were used to evaluate forward head and shoulder angles, kyphosis angle, sensory profile, and attention deficit, respectively. The training group performed corrective games for 8 weeks, while the control group performed their daily therapeutic activities in the rehabilitation center. After the end of the course, all children underwent the post-test assessments. The analysis of covariance and paired t-test were used to examine the difference between groups and within groups, respectively, in SPSS software, version 26. The significance level was set at 0.05.
Results The results showed that 8 weeks of corrective games significantly improved the forward head angle, forward shoulder angle, kyphosis angle, sensory profile, and attention deficit in the training group (P<0.05) with a large effect size, but no significant difference was found in the control group (P>0.05).
Conclusion The selected corrective games can improve postural alignment, sensory profile, and attention of ASD male children with UCS. The trainers and occupational therapists are recommended to use these games.
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