The Effects of Exercise on Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

1st January, 2008

ADHD, Article, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of exercise on children ages 8 to 12 with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the areas of spontaneous eye blinks, acoustic startle eye blink response, and motor impersistence.
The hypothesis was that acute exercise will lead to increased spontaneous eye blinks, an increase in amplitude and decrease in latency of acoustic startle eye blink response, and a decrease in motor impersistence of the tested population.
Read the full text of “The Effects of Exercise on Children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” on the NCPAD Website HERE

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