The effect of “Kashi practices” on improvement of Psycho-motor skill in people with Down syndrome

Objective: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of “kashi practices” on improvement of psycho-motor skill in people with down syndrome. methods: in this research 28 men with down syndrome between 21 to 43 years old (mean age 25.917 ± 3.889) were randomly assigned to either a control (n=14) or an experimental group (n=14). all persons in experimental group followed 12 weeks selected exercise training, three times a week. prior to the start of the study, and after three-month training, each member in both groups was assessed according to bruininks oseretsky test of motor proficiency (botmp). results: the results indicated that kashi practices could cause a significant improvement in psycho motor skill in several variables such as strength, endurance, power, agility, reaction time, balance and running speed in the experimental group (p0.05) in any compression. discussion: these result showed that the combination of selected exercises training could cause a significant improvement in psycho motor skill and can be an important step to improve physical fitness, physical activity and then quality of life in people with down syndrome.