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The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance ability of normal adults
[Purpose] This study aimed to examine that therapeutic efficacy of an unstable surface on balance and gait ability in normal individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty subjects participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to an experimental group of 20 subjects and a control group of 20...
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The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4968516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2102 |
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author | Nam, Hyoung-Chun Cha, Hyun-Gyu Kim, Myoung-Kwon |
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description | [Purpose] This study aimed to examine that therapeutic efficacy of an unstable surface on balance and gait ability in normal individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty subjects participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to an experimental group of 20 subjects and a control group of 20 subjects. The experimental group performed balance exercise on an Aero-Step device (Aero-Step XL, TOGU, Prien-Bachham, Germany). The control group performed balance exercise on rigid ground. All subjects performed balance training 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks. After the intervention, balance measuring equipment (Good Balance, Metitur, Jyvaskyla, Finland) was used to quantitatively measure balance ability. [Results] Significant differences in post-training gains in the variables of static balance, dynamic balance, and velocity were observed between the experimental group and the control group. [Conclusion] Unstable surface training aimed at improving balance ability is considered to have a positive effect. |
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spelling | pubmed-49685162016-08-10 The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance ability of normal adults Nam, Hyoung-Chun Cha, Hyun-Gyu Kim, Myoung-Kwon J Phys Ther Sci Original Article [Purpose] This study aimed to examine that therapeutic efficacy of an unstable surface on balance and gait ability in normal individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty subjects participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to an experimental group of 20 subjects and a control group of 20 subjects. The experimental group performed balance exercise on an Aero-Step device (Aero-Step XL, TOGU, Prien-Bachham, Germany). The control group performed balance exercise on rigid ground. All subjects performed balance training 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks. After the intervention, balance measuring equipment (Good Balance, Metitur, Jyvaskyla, Finland) was used to quantitatively measure balance ability. [Results] Significant differences in post-training gains in the variables of static balance, dynamic balance, and velocity were observed between the experimental group and the control group. [Conclusion] Unstable surface training aimed at improving balance ability is considered to have a positive effect. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2016-07-29 2016-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4968516/ /pubmed/27512275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2102 Text en 2016©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Nam, Hyoung-Chun Cha, Hyun-Gyu Kim, Myoung-Kwon The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance ability of normal adults |
title | The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
title_full | The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
title_fullStr | The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
title_full_unstemmed | The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
title_short | The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
title_sort | effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance
ability of normal adults |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4968516/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512275 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.2102 |
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