Feedback exercises to improve balance in young old geriatric population.

Phase 2

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Geriatric population age: 65-75

Registration Number: CTRI/2023/10/059314

Brief Summary: Title - Role of EMG (Electromyographic) Biofeedback on Ankle to improve balance in young old geriatric population.

Introduction - Approximately 30% of the older population falls once in a year. WHO addresses this situation as a public health issue because falls lead to injuries and fractures which may involve the combination of hospitalisation and resulting costs. Literature indicates that falls are caused by factors classified as extrinsic and intrinsic. Extrinsic factors are related to infrastructure features of the environment, including circumstantial aspects of flooring and lighting. Intrinsic factors, in turn are associated with physiological changes affecting the human body as a result of aging process. The most commonly used resource employed for postural adjustment is the Ankle Strategy. Ankle strategy is called the ankle sway and uses length of the foot as a lever to correct for minor losses of balance. EMG biofeedback is a technique that teaches people how to control otherwise involuntary or unfelt events by adjusting the displayed signals. Exercise programmes using EMG biofeedback are recommended because they boost patients motivation and exercise compliance. Muscle strength of ankle dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, inversion and eversion have been shown to decline with aging, thereby showing a decline in the ability to use ankle strategy. There is a need to retrain the elderly to be able to use their ankle strategies more efficiently with the help of exercises. Therefore this study aims at studying the role of EMG biofeedback as an adjunct to a standardised balance program to see the added benefits of the former.

Aim - To assess the role of EMG biofeedback on ankle to improve balance in young old geriatric population.

Objective - To assess the effect of EMG biofeedback on ankle to improve balance in young old geriatric.

To assess the effect of EMG biofeedback in adjunct to a standardised exercise protocol on ankle to improve balance in young old geriatric population

To assess the effect of a standardised exercise protocol on ankle to improve balance in geriatrics

To compare the results of the three groups.

Inclusion criteria - Geriatric population with age 65 to 75 years

Exclusion criteria - Any known musculoskeletal/neurological condition which may hamper balance.

Any systemic illness that may hamper balance.

Outcome measures - MiniBEST, Functional Reach test, Balance Master

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

geriatric population.

Exclusion Criteria

Any known musculoskeletal/neurological condition which may hamper balance.
Any systemic illness that may hamper balance.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MiniBEST	Baseline and post intervention
Functional Reach test	Baseline and post intervention
Balance master	Baseline and post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital
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(Suburban), MAHARASHTRA, India
Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital
🇮🇳(Suburban), MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr Ali Irani
Principal investigator
02226172329
physiodept.nanavati@gmail.com