Samar Taher Elbasuoney Elbanna, <br/><br/>
Effect of brain gym exercises on balanc  and cognitive abilities in preschool Children /  
  تأثير تمارين جيمانيزيم الدماغ علي الاتزان والقدرات الإدراكية  في الاطفال ما قبل المدرسة /  
by Samar Taher Elbasuoney Elbanna ; Supervisors Prof.Dr. Hebatallah Mohamed Kamal, Prof.Dr. Shorouk Ahmed Wagdi Awad El-Shennawy, Dr. Emad Abdul-Maksoud Mahgoub 
 - 108 pages :   illustrations ;  25 cm. +   CD. 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D)-Cairo University, 2023. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: pages 82-97.  
<br/><br/> Brain Gym (BG) was developed to improve various cognitive<br/>domains, such as memory, attention, and educational skills. The participants in BG<br/>exercises were allowed to do a variety of motions in order to assist the<br/>synchronization between body parts. Objective: This study aimed to examine the<br/>effects of BG on preschool children's cognitive and balance abilities Methods:<br/>twenty seven preschool children from Kafr-elsheikh government, their ages<br/>between 4 and 6 were randomly assigned to two groups: the study group (14) or<br/>the control group (13). The study group received BG exercises for 30 minutes per<br/>day, three times a week, for two months, while the control group participated in<br/>the usual kindergarten activities. Cognitive abilities were assessed using the<br/>Stanford-Binet intelligence scales (SB5), static balance was assessed using one-leg<br/>standing, and dynamic balance was assessed using the Functional Reach Test<br/>(FRT). Results: There was a significant difference between the two groups in<br/>favor of the study group for full-scale IQ (FSIQ) (p = 0.008), nonverbal IQ<br/>(NVIQ) (p = 0.006), and verbal IQ (VIQ) (p = 0.027). Concerning the Stanford-<br/>Binet subtests, there was a significant difference in scores for the study group in<br/>knowledge, visual-spatial processing, and working memory (p < 0.05). However,<br/>fluid reasoning, quantitative reasoning, static balance, and dynamic balance<br/>revealed no significant differences between the two groups. Also, there was a<br/>significant improvement in both balance and cognitive scores between the pre- and<br/>post-evaluations for the study group. CONCLUSIONS: The BG exercises<br/>significantly improved preschool children‘s cognitive achievement, but there was<br/>no significant difference between groups in balance abilities  تم تقسيم ثلاثين طفلاً بشكل عشوائي إلى مجموعتين:المجمزعة الاولي وهي ومكونة من 15 طفلًا , و المجموعة الثانية هي مكونة من15 طفلًا . تلقت مجموعة الدراسة  تمارين جيمانيزيم الدماغ لمدة ثلاثون دقيقة في  اليوم ، ثلاث مرات في الأسبوع ، لمدة ثمانية أسابيع متتالية, و  تلقت المجموعة الضابطة أنشطة رياض الأطفال المعتادة فقط . اشارت  النتائج الأولية الى ان الوظيفة المعرفية التي تم تقييمها بواسطة مقياس ذكاء ستانفورد بينيه الإصدار الخامس , وتم تقيم التوازن من خلال طريقتين  التوازن ثابت بمقياس الوقوف على ساق واحدة , و توازن ديناميكي  بمقياس اختبار الوصول الوظيفي  مما أدى  ممارسة تمرينات جيمانيزيم الدماغ إلى تحسين الاداء المعرفي لدى أطفال ما قبل المدرسة بشكل ملحوظ بينما لم يكن هناك تأثير علي الاتزان  
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<br/><br/><br/>Text in English and abstract in Arabic & English. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physical Therapy
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Brain gym exercises   preschool children  cognitive abilities  balance 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.82