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Effect of 6 weeks of balance training on different heights of medium-density foam in geriatric population
| العنوان: | Effect of 6 weeks of balance training on different heights of medium-density foam in geriatric population |
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| المؤلفون: | Soniya Kadam, Shamla Pazare, Saraswati Iyer |
| المصدر: | Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | SpringerOpen, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Miscellaneous systems and treatments |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Balance, Fall Efficacy Scale-I, Foam, Geriatric, Mini-BesTest, Miscellaneous systems and treatments, RZ409.7-999 |
| الوصف: | Abstract Background In older adults, progressive aging leads to a gradual decrease in physical and mental well-being, increasing the risk of fall-associated injuries and ultimately changing the quality of life. This increase in fall accidents is due to the impaired balance in older adults. To prevent such incidents, the incorporation of balance training in the rehabilitation of the geriatric population will help in challenging the vestibular system and activates the mechanoreceptors that lead to enhancing the postural stability on an unstable surface. The foam-based balance training helps to effectively improve balance; however, the height and type of foam used for the treatment and assessment purpose varies, and the suitable height of foam required for balance training is still unexplored. Hence, the study aims to determine the efficacy of various heights of medium-density foam for balance training in community-dwelling older adults. Methods Forty older adults ranged between 60 to 75 years were randomly chosen and divided into intervention and control groups. Both the group practiced balance training on a firm surface for 2 weeks and later intervention group received foam-based balance training on either 1″, 2″, and 3″ medium-density foam. The balance and fear of fall were measured using Mini-BesTest Scale (MBS) and Fall Efficacy Scale-I (FES-I) respectively. Furthermore, the MBS and FES-I scores were recorded on the pre-, post-2 weeks, and post-6 weeks of foam-based balance training. Results The MBS and FES-I show a statistically significant difference (0.5) in all components of MBS as compared to other groups. Conclusion The specific height of foam used for foam-based balance training does not effectively differ the clinical decision-making in planning rehabilitation; rather, a long duration of balance training helps to improve balance in older adults. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1110-6611 2536-9660 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1110-6611; https://doaj.org/toc/2536-9660 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s43161-022-00075-x |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/295a6117fa6646e49489474bb401e6f0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.295a6117fa6646e49489474bb401e6f0 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 11106611 25369660 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s43161-022-00075-x |