AUTHOR=Hu Fang , Qiu Xuan , Wu Xinbo , Wu Xilong , Li Han , Kim Sukwon 

TITLE=Effects of dance sports exercise on vestibular function and balance of children with sensorineural hearing loss; a randomized quasi-experimental trial

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1426343

DOI=10.3389/fped.2024.1426343

ISSN=2296-2360

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) children have difficulty living and limited movement due to impaired vestibular function and reduced balance ability.</p></sec><sec><title>Objectives</title><p>The present study evaluated the effects of Latin dance training on the vestibular function and balance of SNHL children.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Thirty SNHL children with no difference in vestibular function and balance ability were randomly divided into two groups, the Latin dance training group (LTG, <italic>n</italic> = 15) and the control group (CONG, <italic>n</italic> = 15). Vestibular function, timed eyes-closed static (ECS) and functional reach test (FRT) were measured before and after the intervention, and a two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was performed.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>After training, the vestibular function performance of LTG was higher than that of CONG (CONG: 16.425 ± 3.616 vs. LTG: 12.241 ± 2.610, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0411, ES = 1.3914), the left foot ECS performance of LTG was higher than that of CONG (CONG: 2.765 ± 0.872 vs. LTG: 4.688 ± 1.113, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0026, ES = 1.9857), the right foot ECS performance of LTG was higher than that of CONG (CONG: 3.113 ± 0.639 vs. LTG: 4.797 ± 1.071, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0137, ES = 2.01), the FRT performance of LTG was higher than that of CONG (CONG: 32.009 ± 6.134 vs. LTG: 43.797 ± 6.616, <italic>p</italic> = 0.0021, ES = 1.9135).</p></sec><sec><title>Conclusions</title><p>After Latin dance training, SNHL children improved vestibular function and balance. The static balance ability of the left foot has been improved significantly than right foot.</p></sec>