Biological Effects of cycling exercise on reducing symptoms of children’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abbasi Bakhtiari. Reza

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the biological effects of cycling exercise on reducing symptoms of children’s attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 7 to 11 years children’s in the city of Isfahan. This study conducted in 2010-2009. Based on the CSI-4 teachers and parents scale, and using D.SM-IV diagnostic criteria, 20 patients were selected. Subjects for the 16 weeks and 2* sessions in weeks, underwent biological effect of cycling. Immediately after completion of the intervention the post test was conducted on the subject, after two weeks the follow-up test was performed again. Research results induced from analysis of variance showed one period of bike game can reduce the symptoms of the ADHD disorder is (p ≤ 0.0001). The reduction in the pre test and follow-up test track in both in parents and teachers had the same assessment (p ≤0.01).

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