The Effect of Tchouk Ball Training on Bone Mineral Density in Grade 5 Children

• Main Authors: Tang-jung Lee, 李唐榮
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81917905757677333835

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 體育學系教學碩士班 === 97 === The purposes of this study are to perceive the effect of Tchouk Ball training on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in grade 5 children and to record the differences of BMD between girls and boys. Using purposive sampling, both the training and control groups contained 15 boys and 15 girls in grade 5 from an elementary school in Kaohsiung County. The training groups underwent sixteen-week Tchouk Ball training, 5 times per week for 1 hour each time while the control groups did not participate in any additional exercise other than the school-required PE classes. Utilizing Quantitative Ultrasound (PEGASUS France), the calcaneal bone Broadband Ultrasound Attenuation (BUA) before and after training was evaluated and then was analyzed with descriptive statistics, t-test, and one-way ANCOVA. Results: the calcaneal bone BUA of the training groups were obviously higher than the control groups (63.42 dB/MHz vs. 60.65 dB/MHz). The BUA values in training groups increased, and there was no significant difference between boys and girls in these groups. Conclusion: sixteen-week Tchouk Ball training will increase childrens’ calcaneal BMD and the effect was obvious in boys as well as girls in grade 5. Thus, taking part in Tchouk Ball training is a good method to increase one’s BMD and to reach a higher peak bone mass in order to prevent Osteoporosis.