Effects of Leg Lifting Training Using a Lower Body Position Visual Feedback Device on Balance and Lower Extremity Strength in Elderly

Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University0 个研究点目标入组 34 人开始时间: 2017年8月9日最近更新: 2024年8月19日

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•- Independent-living elderly aged 65-74 years who did not exercise â‰¥ three times a week.
•- Body mass index (BMI) ranging between 18.5-22.9 kg/m2.
•- Standing, walking, and stair climbing independently without gait aid
•- No neurological conditions such as diagnosed stroke, polio myelopathy, Parkinsonâ€™s disease, and peripheral neuropathy of lower extremity.
•- No musculoskeletal conditions affected to balance ability such as diagnosed hip or knee osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, arthroplasty of lower extremity, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatic, severe ankle sprain, etc.
•- No cardiovascular conditions such as diagnosed coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, and uncontrolled hypertension.
•- Normal visual acuity (corrected with glasses or contact lens; visual acuity > 6/6 using Snellenâ€™s chart for visual acuity testing).
•- No cognitive impairment (The score Mini-Mental State Examination, Thai version 2002 (MMSE-Thai 2002) for people with uneducated, six years of education or lower, and higher than six years education is > 14/23, > 17/30, and > 22/30, respectively).
•- Abilities to read and write the Thai sentences (The score of MMSE-Thai 2002, item written command and writing are 1).

•-Having serious conditions or accident during data collecting period that affected to balance or ability to exercise.
•-Participation in another exercise which adding from the program prior to participate in this study, more than twice a week during data collecting period.
•-Participation in the exercise program less than 80% of total intensity (< 10 sessions).
•-Alcohol consumption in the last 24 hours prior to assess the outcomes and exercise.

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Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University