Trial reportClinical interventions in aging2012
Effectiveness of an exercise program on postural control in frail older adults.
Trial report in Clinical interventions in aging, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Effects of Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics program on postural stability in elderly women.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Multi-System Physical Exercise Intervention for Fall Prevention and Quality of Life in Pre-Frail Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Photobiomodulation via a cluster device associated with a physical exercise program in the level of pain and muscle strength in middle-aged and older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2020Trial
- Effects of a complex intervention on fall risk in the general practitioner setting: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Trial
- Reduced postural stability in men and women aged 55-65 following 14 days of head-down bed rest.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The impact of a multicomponent-functional training with postural correction on functional balance in the elderly with a history of falling.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Advantages of Short-term Personalized Vestibular Rehabilitation at Home Guided by Professional Therapist for Treatment of Decompensated Vestibular Vertigo.Current medical science · 2021Article
- Falls in Geriatric Populations and Hydrotherapy as an Intervention: A Brief Review.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- 3-Hz postural tremor in multiple system atrophy cerebellar type (MSA-C)-a static posturography study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2018Article
- Supervised Versus Home Exercise Training Programs on Functional Balance in Older Subjects.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2016Article
- Postural Control of Healthy Elderly Individuals Compared to Elderly Individuals with Stroke Sequelae.The open neurology journal · 2016Article
- Effects of Resistance Exercise Using Thera-band on Balance of Elderly Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of physical therapy science · 2013Article
- Can progressive resistance training twice a week improve mobility, muscle strength, and quality of life in very elderly nursing-home residents with impaired mobility? A pilot study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundExercise programs have proved to be helpful for frail older adults. This study aimed to investigate the effects of an exercise program with a focus on postural control exercises in frail older adults.
methodTwenty-six older adults (76.7 ± 4.9 years) deemed clinically stable, chosen from the Falls Unit, University Hospital Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain, participated in this single-group study. Volunteers' postural control was evaluated using the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and the Guralnik test battery, and their static and dynamic posturography were evaluated using the Synapsys Posturography System(®). These evaluations were performed before and after the intervention program, which included an educational session and two weekly 1-hour sessions over an 8-week period of stretching exercises, proprioception, balance, and motor coordination. Data were analyzed using the Student's t-test or the Wilcoxon test, with a significance level of 5%.
resultsThe TUG and Guralnik tests did not show significant differences. Concerning static posturography, there was improvement in the base of support (P = 0.006), anteroposterior displacement with eyes open (P = 0.02) and closed (P = 0.03), and the total amplitude of the center of pressure with eyes closed (P = 0.02). Regarding dynamic posturography, a decrease of the oscillation speed in the anteroposterior direction (P = 0.01) was observed in individuals with their eyes open.
conclusionThe program used in this study was safe and was able to promote some improvement in postural control, especially in the anteroposterior direction and in the base of support. However, it is noteworthy that further improvements could be obtained from a program of longer duration and greater frequency.
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