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Can response time be trained with bilateral limb training in children with Down syndrome?
Pratiksha Tilak Rao1, John M Solomon1
1Department of Physiotherapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Aims:
Response time (RT), that is, the time taken to respond is known to be delayed in children with Down syndrome (DS). We performed a pilot study to evaluate whether bilateral limb training can be used to train RT, in children with DS.
Settings And Design:
10 children with DS (5 males) were recruited from a special school in a suburban region using convenience sampling.
Subjects And Methods:
Response time was measured using an indigenously developed RT Analyzer, before and after intervention, from right and left hand. Structured bilateral limb training was given for a period of 4 weeks, using low-cost, locally available materials, in community settings.
Statistical Analysis Used:
The Wilcoxon signed ranks test was used for statistical analysis.
Results:
Significant improvements in RT following 4 weeks of intervention were seen in the left hand (P = 0.006) but not in the right hand (P = 0.104).
Conclusions:
Response time can be trained in children with DS using 4 weeks of bilateral limb training activities using low-cost, locally available materials.
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