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''The effect of circus activity training on postural control of 5-6-year-old children''

S. Sahli
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S. Ghroubi
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H. Rebai
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M. Chaabane
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A. Yahia
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D. Perennou
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M. H. Elleuch
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Résumé

''Objectives. - The purpose of the present study is to assess the effect of circus activity training on postural control of 5-6-year old children. Material and methods. - Two groups of 5-6-year old children (12 practicing circus activities and 12 controls) voluntarily participated in this study. Children were asked to stand as still as possible on a force platform with eyes open and closed in a static posture and in two dynamic postures (in the sagittal or frontal plane). Postural control was assessed with centre of pressure excursions. Results. - The results revealed that Circus group children have significant (P<.05) better postural control than controls. The significant (P<.05) effect of postural task difficulty on postural control was similar for both groups. Removal of vision decreases significantly (P<.05) the postural control of both groups similarly in all postures. This effect increased significantly (P<.05) when the difficulty of the postural task increased. Conclusion. - Our results suggest that 2 years of experience in circus activity training improves postural control of 5-6-year old children. Nevertheless, this effect could not nullify the common effect of removing vision on postural control of these children. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.''

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hal-00869078 , version 1 (03-10-2013)

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S. Sahli, S. Ghroubi, H. Rebai, M. Chaabane, A. Yahia, et al.. ''The effect of circus activity training on postural control of 5-6-year-old children''. Science & Sports, 2013, 28, pp.11--16. ⟨10.1016/j.scispo.2011.10.010⟩. ⟨hal-00869078⟩
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