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Effects of a Water Exercise on the Lower Extremities Coordination during Obstacle Gait in the Female Elderly - Focusing on Training and Detraining Effects -

수중운동이 여성노인 장애물보행 시 하지 협응에 미치는 영향 - 훈련 및 훈련잔여효과 중심으로 -

  • Yoon, Sukhoon (Department of Community Sport, College of Lifetime Sport of Korea National Sport University) ;
  • Chang, Jae-Kwan (Department of Golf Management, College of Physical Education, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kim, Joonyeon (Department of Physical Education, Graduate School of Korea National Sport University)
  • 윤석훈 (한국체육대학교 생활체육대학 사회체육학과) ;
  • 장재관 (경희대학교 체육대학 골프경영학과) ;
  • 김주년 (한국체육대학교 대학원 체육학과)
  • Received : 2014.04.29
  • Accepted : 2014.06.10
  • Published : 2014.06.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the training and detraining effects of a 8-week water exercise on lower extremities coordination during obstacle gait in the female elderly. Eight elderly participants (age: $76.58{\pm}4.97$ yrs, height: $148.88{\pm}7.19$ cm, body mass: $56.62{\pm}6.82$ kg, and leg length: $82.36{\pm}2.98$ cm), who stayed at the Seoul K welfare center, were recruited for this study. All participants had no history of orthopedic abnormality within the past 1 year and completed the aquatic exercise program which lasted for 8 weeks. To identify the training and detraining effect of 8 weeks of water exercise, a 3-D motion analysis with 7 infrared cameras and one force plate sampling frequency set at 100 Hz and 1,000 Hz, respectively, was performed. A two-way ANOVA was performed to find training and detraining effects among diferent obstacle heights. In this study significant level was set at .05. Significant training effects of LTS (lead foot thigh and shank) coordination in all obstacle height were found (p<.05). It is also found that the training effect of LTS remained 37%, 58%, and 25% in obstacle height of 30%, 40%, and 50%, respectively. Lead foot showed the greater detraining effect of coordination compared with trail foot, and SF (shank and foot) coordination revealed better detraining effects of coordination compare with TS (thigh and shank) in both feet. Based on the findings, a 8 week water exercise give an positive effects to the elderly in terms of segment cooperation which potentially helps reducing their accident falls. The magnitude of detraining may also help the elderly to find the retraining moment.

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