낙상예방을 위한 10주간의 하지안정화운동프로그램이 여성노인의 균형능력에 미치는 영향

Abstract

In This study is conducted for knowing effects of lower body stabilization exercise program on 65-year-old and elderly women’s balance ability and lower body strength that are the falls risk factors according to the state of ground, and knowing difference of the groups and difference between before-exercising group and after-exercising group.

65-year-old or elderly women who use community center were the target of this project of exercise program for the prevention of falls for 10 weeks, and their balance ability and lower body strength was measured before and after the exercise. The experimental group (n=12) exercises on unstable surface using balance pad and the control group exercises on stable surface not using balance pad. Data was collected from September, 2014 to November, 2014. To measure the balance ability, the experiment is based on the measuring static balance (One-legged-Standing, eyes open), dynamic balance (Timed Up and Go) and lower body strength (Sit and Stand). The results were as follows. First, the statistically significant differences were shown on the static balance ability prior to and following the 10-week lower body stabilization exercise program for fall prevention (p<.01). Second, the statistically significant differences were shown on the dynamic balance ability prior to and following the 10-week lower body stabilization exercise program for fall prevention (p<.01). Third, the statistically significant differences were shown on the lower body muscle strength prior to and following the 10-week lower body stabilization exercise program for fall prevention (p<.01). Lastly, lower body stabilization exercise program on unstable surface shows statistically significant differences on the static and dynamic balance ability than the differences of the lower body stabilization exercise program on the stable ground (p<.01, p<.05).

In conclusion, the stabilization exercise program for fall prevention of 65-year-old or elderly women is effective to improve balance ability, and exercise on unstable surface is more effective than exercise on stable surface to improve balance ability.