Effect of low-cost resistance training on lower-limb strength and balance in institutionalized seniors
| Autor: | Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi, Jamileh Amirzadeh Iranagh, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Loke Seng Cheong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Gerontology
Male Population ageing Aging Context (language use) Lower limb 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Medicine Homes for the Aged Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Muscle Strength Postural Balance General Psychology Balance (ability) Aged Leg business.industry Resistance training Malaysia Resistance Training body regions Accidental Falls Female Geriatrics and Gerontology business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Fall prevention |
| Zdroj: | Experimental aging research. 44(1) |
| ISSN: | 1096-4657 |
| Popis: | Background/Study Context: Given the rapid increase in the aging population worldwide, fall prevention is of utmost importance. It is essential to establish an efficient, simple, safe, and low-cost intervention method for reducing the risk of falls. This study examined the effect of 12 weeks of progressive elastic resistance training on lower-limb muscle strength and balance in seniors living in the Rumah Seri Kenangan, social welfare home in Cheras, Malaysia.A total of 51 subjects qualified to take part in this quasi-experimental study. They were assigned to either the resistance exercise group (n = 26) or control group (n = 25). The mean age of the 45 participants who completed the program was 70.7 (SD = 6.6). The exercise group met twice per week and performing one to three sets of 8 to 10 repetitions for each of nine lower-limb elastic resistance exercises. All exercises were conducted at low to moderate intensities in sitting or standing positions. The subjects were tested at baseline and 6 and 12 weeks into the program.The results showed statistically significant improvements in lower-limb muscle strength as measured by five times sit-to-stand test (%Δ = 22.6) and dynamic balance quantified by the timed up-and-go test (%Δ = 18.7), four-square step test (%Δ = 14.67), and step test for the right (%Δ = 18.36) and left (%Δ = 18.80) legs. No significant changes were observed in static balance as measured using the tandem stand test (%Δ = 3.25), and one-leg stand test with eyes opened (%Δ = 9.58) and eyes closed (%Δ = -0.61) after completion of the program.The findings support the feasibility and efficacy of a simple and inexpensive resistance training program to improve lower-limb muscle strength and dynamic balance among the institutionalized older adults. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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