Effect of Balance Performance in the Elderly by the Strengthening Exercise

근력강화운동이 노인의 균형수행력에 미치는 영향

  • Kim On-Ju (Department of Physical Therapy, Hanil Orthopedic Surgery Clinic) ;
  • Lee Han-Suk (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, TaeGu University) ;
  • Kim Jong-Youl (Department of Physical Therapy, Jinju Sungmo Hospital) ;
  • Bae Sung-Soo (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Science, TaeGu University)
  • 김은주 (한일정형외과 물리치료실) ;
  • 이한숙 (대구대학교 보건과학부 물리치료학) ;
  • 김종열 (진주 성모병원) ;
  • 배성수 (대구대학교 재활과학대학 물리치료학과)
  • Published : 1999.08.01

Abstract

The purpose of study wan to compare the effect of balance performance in the elderly by the strengthening exercise. Thirty-one health elderly women aged 60 to 79 years participated in this study. Participants were divided into exercise(21) and control group(10). Exercise participants received strengthening exercise for 45 minutes in three times a week for 6 weeks while control subjects continued their normal activities, Exercise included resisted hip flexion, extension, abduction and adduction, knee flexion and extension, ankle dorsiflexion and plantrarflexion. All subjects were assessmented clinical test of sensory interaction and balance. one leg stance test, Berg balance test. Exercise and control subjects were teated before, midway through, and at the end of the trial. These collected data were analyzed by using oneway and repeated ANOVA, scheffe's test, 1-test and correlation. The results of this study were as fellows. 1. There were statistically significant difference in balance performance clinical teat of sensory interaction, and balance(p<.01), one leg stance test(p<.05), Berg balance test(p<.05) by the strengthening exercise. 2. There was correlation between static balance and dynamic balance(p<.01). 3. There was correlation between static balance and weight(p<.05), dynamic balance and height(p<.01), and weight(p<.01).

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