Authors : Sonam Kumari; Abhipsha Biswal

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 9 - September

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Abstract : Background: This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of balance exercise and Resistance Exercise using TheraBand to improve Balance among children with down syndrome.  Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of balance exercise and resistance exercise using TheraBand to improve balance. A total of 28 children with down syndrome were selected through convenience sampling and divided into an equal number of two groups for an intervention period of eight weeks (three times per week): group A was given balance exercises, and group B was given TheraBand exercises. The Pediatric Balance Scale was used to examine the effectiveness of the exercisesfor both groupsin the balance score data collected before and after the intervention.  Results: There were statistically significant variations in the post-test scores based on the PediatricBalance Scale between Group A and Group B, according to the results of the Mann- Whitney U Test. Comparing the post-test scores of groups A and B on the pediatric balance scale, the p-value was 0.001, which is less than 0.05 which means it is statistically significant.  Conclusion: The study's findings indicate that both groups' balance has improved; however, the balance exercise group's dynamic and static components of balance have improved more than the participants of the TheraBand group.

Keywords : Down Syndrome, Balance, Balance Exercise Resistance Exercise Using TheraBand.

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