Fundamental Motor Skills and School-Aged Individuals with Visual Impairments: a Review

Haegele, Justin A.; Brian, Ali; Goodway, Jackie

doi:10.1007/s40489-015-0055-8

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“…Nevertheless, significant differences between children with and without visual impairment on single-leg balance performance were registered (Uzunović, 2015). Researchers found evidence to support delays in motor acquisition of school-aged individuals with visual impairments compared to age-matched eye-sighted counterparts without such disa bi lities (Haegele ET AL., 2015). In general, the studies confirmed that visually impaired children have a lower level of health-related physical fitness than their eye-sighted peers (Kozub & Oh, 2004, Lieberman et al, 2002.…”

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Extracurricular Sports Improve Balance Skills in Children With Visual Disability

Lyudmilova¹,

Dimitrova²

2019

Proceeding Book

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The importance of the visual abilities for the normal balance skills is well studied. However, it is not fully clarified how the severity of visual impairment of children and adolescents disturbs the balance and the impact of physical activity on this component of fitness. This study is aiming at establishing the importance of extracurricular physical activity on the balance abilities of school-aged children with visual disabilities considering their sex, age, and degree of impairment. Two hundred and nineteen children and adolescents with visual impairment, aged between 12 and 19 years, participated in this study. The participants were divided into groups according to the age (12-14 y., 15-17 y., and 18-19 y.), sex, visual impairment (with low vision and blind), and level of physical activity (with and without extracurricular sport participation). The balance skills were measured by the time in seconds for single-leg balancing. Ordinary statistic for describing variations was employed. The balance skills of visually impaired children increased with age. There were no significant differences (p<0.05) in the balance between the sexes in all age groups. Balance skills comparison of the children, having different degrees of visual impairment also registered similar results in both groups. The female and male children and adolescents from all age groups who participated in extracurricular sports scored better in the balance test (p<0.05). This study characterized the balance skills of children with different levels of visual disability across age in both sexes, and confirmed the positive effect of physical activity on this fitness component.

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Extracurricular Sports Improve Balance Skills in Children With Visual Disability

Lyudmilova¹,

Dimitrova²

2019

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“…Overweight constitutes one of the greatest problems of the 20 th century [15]. In Poland, it concerns 20% of children and youth [34][35][36][37].…”

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“…Their daily activity requires a lot of energy compared with healthy peers. Exercises are a preventative measure for them and give them the opportunity to improve weakened functions [14][15][16][17][18][19]. Low physical activity among disabled people is not a new phenomenon; despite this, there are very few scientists interested in the subject.…”

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Physical activity as the main factor affecting body composition of the visually impaired

Olszewska¹,

Jackowiak²,

Chwałczyńska³

et al. 2018

Physiother Quart.

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Introduction. The aim of the study was to determine how physical activity affected the physical fitness and body composition of the blind and visually impaired. Methods. The study included 28 male students from the Lower Silesia Special Educational Centre No. 13 for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Wroclaw, aged 18-22 years, with disability degree certificates. The subjects were divided into two groups: physically active men (TR, n = 15) and physically inactive men (NTR, n = 13). The researchers assessed the physical activity levels in both groups with the Physical Fitness Testing of the Disabled (project Unique) battery, and the general and segmental body composition using a body composition analyser (BC-418MA).Results. Men engaging in additional forms of physical activity presented significant (p < 0.005) changes in most trials evaluating physical fitness, and there were also significant (p < 0.005) differences in body composition between active male respondents and those not involved in extracurricular exercise. Conclusions. Additional physical activity undertaken by the visually impaired has a positive effect on their physical fitness, namely and primarily on their flexibility, functional strength, speed, arm movement speed, jumping ability, and the strength of the abdominal muscles. Moreover, additional physical activity significantly affects the overall and segmental body composition in the lower limbs and the right upper limb. Key words: physical activity, body composition, physical fitness, the blind Citation: Olszewska A, Jackowiak A, Chwałczyńska A, Sobiech KA. Physical activity as the main factor affecting body composition of the visually impaired.

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“…In a sample of children and adolescents aged 6-20 years old reported that people with visual impairment (VI) are more inactive compared to individuals with hearing loss and some types of physical impairment [2,4]. Major findings suggest that, in comparison to peers without disabilities, those with visual impairments tend to perform significantly greater delays in fundamental motor skills (FMS) [5]. Children who are blind are at greater risk of falling due to poor balancing skills [6].…”

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Physical Activity of Blind Children in Terms of Parenting

Solihin¹,

Saputra²,

Berliana³

et al. 2019

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Sport Science, Health, and Physical Education (ICSSHPE 2018)

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This study departs from the idea that parenting is fundamental to the survival of a child, each parenting style that is carried out by parents will describe the child's behavior, both physically and mentally. Compared to other children, those who have barriers to vision have additional challenges to being physically active. For this reason, it is very important that physical activity interventions are guided by parents. This study aims to provide an overview of how the physical activity of blind children in terms of parenting parents. The method used in this study is a qualitative method using observation and interviews. Participants used by SLB A Citeureup Cimahi students by using snowball sampling technique. The results of research on the physical activity of children with visual impairments are very concerning, let alone for sports activities, their daily physical activity is not good. The findings of this study that actually blind students from small are not cared for by biological parents, but by parents of guardians.

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Fundamental Motor Skills and School-Aged Individuals with Visual Impairments: a Review

Cited by 38 publications

References 26 publications

Extracurricular Sports Improve Balance Skills in Children With Visual Disability

Extracurricular Sports Improve Balance Skills in Children With Visual Disability

Physical activity as the main factor affecting body composition of the visually impaired

Physical Activity of Blind Children in Terms of Parenting

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