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BACKGROUND: Altered gait patterns and reduced walking speed are commonly reported in adults with Down syndrome (DS). Research on the effects of DS-specific exercise programmes on adults with DS is lacking. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to evaluate the changes in gait deviations and walking speed in adults with DS after a DS-specific exercise programme. METHODS: Twenty participants underwent a 12-week, DS-specific exercise programme in a telehealth format. Before and after the intervention, gait deviations were assessed with the Ranchos Los Amigos Observational Gait Analysis form, and comfortable walking speed was evaluated with the 4-m walk test. RESULTS: We observed increased comfortable walking speed and reduced gait deviations in the whole gait cycle in adults with DS after the intervention. There were fewer gait deviations during single-leg stance and swing-limb advancement and at the hip, knee and ankle joints after the 12-week exercise programme. CONCLUSIONS: Gait speed and observable gait impairments in adults with DS significantly improved following a 12-week telehealth exercise programme.
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Síndrome de Down , Terapia por Exercício , Velocidade de Caminhada , Humanos , Síndrome de Down/fisiopatologia , Síndrome de Down/reabilitação , Síndrome de Down/complicações , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Velocidade de Caminhada/fisiologia , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Adulto Jovem , Telemedicina/métodos , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/reabilitação , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/fisiopatologia , Transtornos Neurológicos da Marcha/etiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de SaúdeRESUMO
PIP: The 1991 census identified 44,000 orphans in the Rakai District of Uganda. The Child Social Care Project (CSCP) in the district helps ensure that orphaned children under 18 years who have lost one or both parents to AIDS receive the property rights to which they are entitled. The property rights of widows are also championed by the CSCP. The project has enjoyed considerable success in settling individual disputes. The CSCP has also had some success in enabling communities to deal appropriately with the conflicts without recourse to experts. The author notes that while it is important to promote the empowerment of women, the phrase is so overused that it is in danger of becoming meaningless. That said, a vital aspect of empowerment is economic independence. The CSCP helps women claim the right to own property, land, and housing, as well as to care for their children in the attempt to give them some degree of economic control over their destiny and that of their children. The paper discusses widows' and orphans' property disputes in sections on wills, customary law, and statutory law. The CSCP is described followed by a case study and consideration of gender and legal reform.^ieng