Abstract :
The purpose of the present study was to find out combined effect of suryanamaskar with pranayama practices on
school performance among asperger syndrome children. The study was conducted on 60 asperger syndrome children. Totally four groups, namely Group I as Suryanamaskar practice group, Group II as Pranayama practice group, Group III as Suryanamaskar with pranayama practice group and Group IV as Control group which did not undergo any type of training. The experimental period of the present study was 12 weeks six days per week. The practice session was only during the morning session (6 AM to 8 AM). The performance at school was measured before and after the experimentation using the standardized questionnaire. The data were analyzed by applying the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and since four groups were involved in the present study, the Scheffe S test was used as post-hoc test. It was concluded from the results of the study, that the experimental groups (Suryanamaskar with pranayama practice) had significant (P < 0.05) effect on the school performance.
Author Name : Karthika M. & Dr. S. Thirumalai Kumar
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.808921
Keywords: Suryanamaskar, pranayama, school performance, asperger syndrome.
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