TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Comparison of a static, independent balance protocol and the National Institute on Aging balance protocol on stability and risk of falling in the elderly
JO  - Activities, adaptation and aging
A1  - Jacobson, Bert H.
A1  - Sellers, John
A1  - Monaghan, Taylor
A1  - Schnaiter-Brasche, Jessica
A1  - Loy, Kimberly
A1  - Estrada, Carlos
A1  - Moghaddam, Masoud
SP  - 37
EP  - 50
VL  - 43
IS  - 1
N2  - Falls by the elderly are preceded by muscle weakness and deteriorated sensory input. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an independent static balance (ISB) protocol with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) supervised protocol for improving balance. Sixteen participants (age 88.6 ± 4.3 year) were randomly placed in the ISB or NIA group. Pre- and posttests included fall risk (FR), overall stability (OS), anterior/posterior index (API), and medial and lateral index (MLI). Training consisted of 20 min, 2 × weeks for 12 weeks. The NIA group demonstrated greater improvement in all variables compared to the ISB group except for FR; however, there were no significant differences (p > 0.05) between the groups among any dependent variable. Static balance exercises conducted independently led to similar improvements in balance and FR reduction as the highly supervised NIA protocol. Balance can be improved independently without close supervision thus allowing personnel to tend to other patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0192-4788
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2018.1467140
ID  - ref1
ER  -