Contribution of physical training for people with intellectual disabilities

The purpose of this work was to evaluate the impact of physical training on muscle reaction function in adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID).The study was conducted on a cohort of twenty-four healthy male adolescents with mild ID were assigned to either an experimental (EG) or a control (CG) group. The experimental group followed a weekly physical training program for 8 weeks for 40 min every third day on alternate days.For each participant in both groups, a simple reaction time test (RTs) was performed at baseline and after the training period. The results showed that the chosen physical training program resulted in a significant improvement in TRs with a significant reduction in the TM of the GE compared to the GC. However, the average performance of the groups did not show a significant difference before and after the training period.

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Dr. Ines KAMMOUN, professeur agrégé en Physiologie et Explorations Fonctionnelles, Sfax Tunisie.