Balance training using Pedalo equipment for improving balance and fear of falling in elderly people: A preliminary study

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
GyuChang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Preliminary Study

The use of balance training in elderly people with falls

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
PW Overstall
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Occupational Therapist ◽  
Home Modification ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Strengthening Exercises ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team ◽  
Multiple Interventions

Falls, once thought to be an inevitable consequence of aging are now known to be the result of multiple pathological, psychological and social factors. Moreover, well-conducted research has shown that they can be prevented. Initially it appeared that multiple interventions by a multi-disciplinary team would be the most sensible and indeed the only effective approach. However, single interventions may sometimes be appropriate and on cost grounds would be preferable, provided that they are effective. This is clearly the case in the use of pacemakers for patients who are falling because of cardioinhibitory syncope. However, home modification, a seemingly obvious and intuitively correct intervention, has not been shown to prevent falls, although advice from an experienced occupational therapist can reduce falls, especially in those who have fallen previously. Whether balance training on its own is effective in reducing falls, or needs to be combined with muscle-strengthening exercises and other interventions, will be examined.

scholarly journals The effect of Pilates practice on balance in elderly: a systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Araceli Goedert ◽  
Karini Borges Dos santos ◽  
Paulo Cesar Barauce Bento ◽  
André Luiz Felix Rodacki
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Gradual Decline ◽  
Exercise Interventions ◽  
Minimum Frequency ◽  
Risk Of Falls

The aging is accompanied by a gradual decline in balance and increases risk of falls. Pilates has been used for balance training. e purpose of this research was to systematize studies regarding the effects of Pilates exercise interventions on static and dynamic balance of elderly people. A survey was conducted in three indexed databases: Medline/Pubmed, Scopus and Science Direct, using the descriptors “balance” or “equilibrium” with the term “Pilates”. Fifteen articles were selected and used in this systematic review. Based on the results, we observed that the practice of Pilates with a minimum frequency of two sessions per week for an hour lasting for a period of at least five weeks or three times per week for 12 sessions or more showed improvement on static and dynamic balance of elderly.

scholarly journals The impact of therapeutic patient education and physical activity programs on the fall risk of elderly people

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
Alexandra Perrot ◽  
Amir Ayad ◽  
Marie Gernigon ◽  
Pauline Maillot
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Therapeutic Education ◽  
Therapeutic Patient Education ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Risk Factors For Falls ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined therapeutic education/physical activity program on risk factors for falls in elderly fall patients hospitalized in a rehabilitation healthcare service. This combined program is compared to a control program, which offers physical activity only. Method: Thirty fall patients are evaluated on the TUG, Tinetti, and FES-I tests and randomly assigned either to the group consisting of 24 sessions of physical activity alone, with endurance, stretching, balance and muscle strengthening exercises, or to the physical activity group combined with four therapeutic fall prevention education sessions. Results: For both programs, results reveal significant differences between the pre-tests and post-tests on each balance score and equally on fear of falling. An interaction effect (group × time) is observed on the FES only, which means that fear of falling decreases significantly more in the Physical Activity and Patient Education group than in the Physical Activity alone group. Conclusion: Therapeutic patient education seems to reduce fear of falling. This highlights the potential impact that such programs could have on elderly people who have had a previous fall/falls in terms of regaining self-confidence when going about their daily activities.

Striatal functional connectivity changes following specific balance training in elderly people: MRI results of a randomized controlled pilot study

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 334-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Magon ◽  
Lars Donath ◽  
Laura Gaetano ◽  
Alain Thoeni ◽  
Ernst-Wilhelm Radue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Does Balance Training Impact Fear of Falling and Balance Confidence After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury?

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (10) ◽  
pp. e64
Author(s):  
Janelle Unger ◽  
Hardeep Singh ◽  
Avril Mansfield ◽  
Beverley Catharine Craven ◽  
Kei Masani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Balance Training ◽  
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Balance Confidence ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Training Impact

Fear of imbalance and falling

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucy Yardley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Serious Injury ◽  
Combined Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This review examines the relationship between dysequilibrium, falling and anxiety, and their combined impact on the lives of elderly people. More than one in four people aged over 69 fall each year, and a higher proportion of those over 74. Although only one in ten incurs serious injury as a direct result of the fall, fear of falling can often lead not only to psychological distress but also to restriction of activity and an unnecessary and undesirable loss of independence. Naturally, symptoms of imbalance constitute a key risk factor for falling.

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