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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2011.12.12.5518

Staticposture stability evaluation of female elderly using stability evaluation device  

Kim, Tae-Hyung (Department of Adapted Physical Activity, Korea Nazarene University)
Yi, Jae-Hoon (Adapted Physical Activity Laboratory, Korea Nazarene University)
Oh, Seong-Geun (Department of Health and Exercise Science, Korea National Sports University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.12, no.12, 2011 , pp. 5518-5524 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the change of balance ability on aging by measuring balance ability of elderly females whose age is over 65. The subjects are ten elderly women (the mean age: 71.9) able to walk without assistants, the assistant equipments and drug dependence and ten young healthy women (the mean age: 23.2). We measured stability index (ST), Fourier index (F), weight distribution (WD), weight distribution index (WDI), synchronization index (SI) and fall index (FI) by using Tetrax (Tetra-ataxiometric Posturography). In result, STs and Fs at the low frequency region (F1) represented the significant difference between two groups at all postures with PO (pillow with eye open) exception (p<.01). Fs at the other frequency regions (F2~F8) represented the significant difference between two groups (p<.05). WDI of the elderly women represented the higher values than the young women at all postures but there are the significant difference at PO and PC (pillow with eye closed) only. These results may be due to age-related ability decline of somatesthesia, vestibular organ, central nervous system.
Keywords
Balance ability; Fall index; Vestibular organ; Central nervous system;
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