Changes in the limits of stability induced by weight-shifting training in elderly women.
Exp Aging Res
; 37(1): 46-62, 2011 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21240818
ABSTRACT
This study examined the impact of visually guided weight-shifting training on elderly women's limits of stability during static leaning and dynamic swaying in different directions. Sixty-three elderly women were assigned into a group that practiced weight shifting (30-min sessions, 3 sessions/week, 4 weeks) either in the anterior/posterior or medio/lateral direction and a control group. Training resulted in a reduction of upper body rotation and an increase of shank rotation and center of pressure displacement. It is concluded that weight-shifting practice increases the limits of stability and enhances the inverted pendulum pivoting of the human body during leaning and dynamic swaying balance tasks.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Envelhecimento
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Equilíbrio Postural
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Terapia por Exercício
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Exp Aging Res
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Grécia