Effect of exercise on postural sway in the elderly.

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Tytuł:: Effect of exercise on postural sway in the elderly.
Autorzy:: Crilly RG; Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
Willems DA
Trenholm KJ
Hayes KC
Delaquerrière-Richardson LF
Źródło:: Gerontology [Gerontology] 1989; Vol. 35 (2-3), pp. 137-43.
Typ publikacji:: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Język:: English
Imprint Name(s):: Original Publication: Basel, New York, Karger.
MeSH Terms:: Exercise*
Aging/*physiology
Posture/*physiology
Accidental Falls ; Activities of Daily Living ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Gait ; Humans ; Random Allocation
Contributed Indexing:: Indexing Agency: NASA Local ID #: 90006803.
Entry Date(s):: Date Created: 19890101 Date Completed: 19891120 Latest Revision: 20180216
Update Code:: 20240104
DOI:: 10.1159/000213012
PMID:: 2792781
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Fifty female subjects, aged 72-92 (mean 82) years, were enrolled in a 12-week (36 classes) exercise program aimed at increasing postural stability. Subjects were residents of sheltered apartments, rest homes or nursing homes, well enough and mobile enough to participate in the classes. The subjects were randomized into an exercise or a control group. Their postural sway, standing at rest on a force platform, was measured with eyes open and eyes closed. The groups were well matched in all respects. The results showed no improvement in the postural sway as a result of the exercise program. We hypothesize that increasing postural sway in the elderly represents a deterioration in, for the most part, the nervous system and may at this extreme of life indicate an irreversible loss of function. For this reason no improvement in postural sway may be possible.

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