Effect of Falls Prevention on Lumbar Stabilization Exercise in Elderly People

허리안정화운동이 노인의 낙상예방에 미치는 효과

  • 강권영 (서남대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 권혜민 (서남대학교 물리치료학과) ;
  • 권오성 (서남대학교 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2011.09.16
  • Accepted : 2011.09.28
  • Published : 2011.09.30

Abstract

Background : The aim of this study is to effect of lumbar stabilization exercise on double limb support, balance ability and risk of fall index in elderly people. Methods : A six-week lumbar stabilization program training for improvement of balance ability and prevention of fall down were applied by dividing into ten people of experimental group and ten people of control group for elderly aged below sixty-five more than eighty years who were capable of independent activity of daily living. for double limb support, balance ability and fall index assessment, the TETRAX were used. Results : The double limb support, balance ability and fall index in experimental group indicating changes in statistical significance(p<0.05), But changes in significance were not found of all parts in control group(p>0.05). Conclusion : The above results mean that the lumbar stabilization exercise was effective for promotion of elderly people's double limb support, balance ability and fall index and further study considered need to be more the study relative to effect of fall prevention exercise program.

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