Effect of Two Different Exercises Protocol For Fall Preventation in Elderly

Background And Objectives

The term “ageing” refers to the biological process of growing older in a deleterious sense. Balance mechanisms deteriorate with increasing age, sway increases. Poor balance has repeatedly being shown to be a risk factor for falls in adults. The main objectives of this study are to compare the effectiveness of different balance exercises in elderly.

Methods

All subjects were selected randomly for two experimental groups after screening them for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Both groups were treated with different exercises protocol two times a day for consecutive 30 days. All the subjects evaluated by Tinetti balance and gait assessment scale before and after the intervention.

Study Design

Purposive controlled trial pre test and post test experimental design.

Sampling Technique

Simple random sampling technique.

Outcome Measures

1. Tinetti balance scale

2. Tinetti gait assessment scale

Results

The data was analyzed by using t – test. We reject the null hypothesis as no difference was seen in balance performance in group-1 and group-2 after giving balance training for 30 consecutive days. Subject in the training group – 1 will be improve static as well as dynamic stability after giving exercises in age group of 65 years and above.

Conclusions

The study shows improvement in balance performance of elderly persons after 30 days in both groups. But group-1 shows statistically significant improvement than group-2.