the effect of local-indigenous games and neuro-muscular exercises on static and dynamic balance in obese children

Purpose: this study aims to investigate the impact of neuromuscular exercises (ne) and local-indigenous games (lig) on the static and dynamic balance of obese children.methods: thirty obese children were randomly assigned to ne (n=15, mean age 10.47±2.1 years, body mass index (bmi) 29.15±3.01 kg/m2) or lig (n=15, mean age 10.67±1.52 years, body mass index (bmi) 29.45±3.41 kg/m2) groups. both groups underwent 12 training sessions, during which dynamic and static balance were measured with the biodex device before and after training. analysis of covariance (ancova) and independent t-test were used to compare balance indices between the two groups.results: no significant differences were observed in static anterior-posterior balance between ne (0.82±0.10) and lig (0.68±0.09). similarly, no significant differences were found in static lateral-medial balance (ne: 0.82±0.10; lig: 0.68±0.09) (p>0.05). moreover, the dynamic anterior-posterior balance did not differ significantly between ne (0.79±0.08) and lig (0.97±0.26) as well as the dynamic lateral-medial balance did not differ significantly (ne: 0.74±0.10; lig: 0.93±0.15) (p>0.05).conclusion: this study suggests that both ne and lig are effective in improving balance indices in obese children. however, no significant differences were observed between the two interventions.coresponding author: mohammadtaghi amiri-khorasani