The effect of a rehabilitation program using hatha yoga exercises to improve knock knees for preschool children
International Journal of Sports Science and Arts • 2018
Publication Information
Authors
Ehab Mohammed Emad El-Deen Ibrahim
Keywords
Yoga – EMG – Genu Valgum
Journal
International Journal of Sports Science and Arts
Publisher
FacFaculty of physical education for Gir, Alexandria University
Volume
1
Issue
Not Available
Pages
166-195
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to design a rehabilitation program using hatha yoga exercises to improve knock knees for preschool children under research. The researcher used the semi-experimental method using the pre and post measurement for one experimental group on a sample selected intentionally of (18) children with knock knees of practitioners of gymnastics in schools (Ibn Khaldoun, AL-Haditha, Huda Shaarawi) in Benha city at Qalyubia governorate with a percentage of 64.3 % of the research community of (14) children who are the basic sample of the research and four children who are the members of the survey sample of the research. The research results have shown that the positive effect of the rehabilitation program using hatha yoga exercises has led to an improvement in the (variables of the electromyography of knock knees to make muscular balance between the muscles of the medialis side and the muscles of the lateral side of the knee joint & physical and postural variables of knock knees) for the sample under research.The researcher recommends the need to apply the rehabilitation program using hatha yoga exercises under consideration on the preschool children with knock knees as well as a series of preventive measures to preserve the postural status for preschool children.
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