Effect of Motor Games in Accordance with Montessori Education Theory on External forces imposed on the Body in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Introduction and aim: Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in children. Finding treatments to improve these people is scientifically important. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of motor games based on Montessori theory on external forces on the body in children with attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder while walking. Methods: This study was a clinical trial. 30 boys with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder were randomly divided into two groups of control (15 people, age: 8.1 ± 0.4 years) and experimental (15 people, age: 8.1 0 0.5 years) Were located. Forces on the soles of the feet (Ground reaction forces) were recorded during walking before and after 12 weeks using a force board device. The training program consisted of 12 weeks (three sessions per week) including movement games based on Montessori theory. For statistical analysis, a two-way analysis of variance with repeated measures was used. Analysis was done by SPSS software (version 16) at a significant level of 0.05. Results: The findings of the present study showed that the peak component of the reaction force in the internal-external direction during the pushing phase (P = 0.001) decreased significantly by 19.72%. The peak components of the reaction force in the anterior-posterior part decreased significantly during the post-test compared to the pre-test in the heel and pushing contact phases by 28.11 (P = 0.003) and 25.39 (P = 0.006), respectively. The negative peak component of free torque showed a significant decrease during the post-test compared to the pre-test in the experimental group (P = 0.001). Conclusion: In general, due to the reduction of negative peak free torque values, it can be said that Montessori-style movement games can reduce torsional loads on the body during walking.