| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 體育學系碩士班 === 103 === Background： Human body needs to be coordinated to accomplish daily and routine movements as well as maintain stable posture and body, and people with poor coordination also tend to suffer in life and learning quality. While exergame have been very popular worldwide, their benefits to children with balance impairment remain undetermined. Objective： To examine the influence of exergame on children with balance impairment over a seven week period. Methodology： The second edition of Movement ABC Ⅱ was used as the testing tool with 20, 8 to 10 year old children with balance impairment chosen from Taichung City in central Taiwan as subjects, half of whom are designated as control group. The subjects in experimental group were tested for coordination or balancing skill three times weekly, 35 minutes per session for seven weeks, with those in control group asked to continue as much as possible daily routines as usual. Kistler force platesystem and thin-sensor types were used to measure the both-group subjects’ times needed to stand and walk with eyes closed single-leg stance and timed up and go. Also the BTS Bioengineering – Sway (a software) was used to measure the parameters of the both-group subjects’ coordination control characteristics. The data was then tested with the Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon non-parametric test to compare the before and after results of dynamic and static coordination capabilities. Results： The experimental group showed marked improvements in the duration for eyes closed single-leg stance relative to that of the control group, but lagged that of the control group in timed up and go. Conclusion：Interactive balance or coordination games training can enhance the static coordination of children with balance impairment but not dynamic coordination capability.
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