1. Effect of Dual-Task Training on Balance and Knee Proprioception in Weight Bearing and Non-Weight Bearing Position among Older Adults.
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Sharma, Abhilasha, Kumari, Sunita, Sharma, Pooja, Sharma, Ankita, and Rizvi, Moattar Raza
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KNEE physiology , *WEIGHT-bearing (Orthopedics) , *EXERCISE physiology , *REPEATED measures design , *THERAPEUTICS , *PROPRIOCEPTION , *TASK performance , *SELF-efficacy , *T-test (Statistics) , *INDEPENDENT living , *STATISTICAL sampling , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESISTANCE training , *EXPERIMENTAL design , *PRE-tests & post-tests , *NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests , *ANALYSIS of variance , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DATA analysis software , *POSTURAL balance , *PHYSICAL mobility , *ACCIDENTAL falls , *OLD age - Abstract
To investigate the effect of dual-task training on balance and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions in older adults with significant imbalance and high risk of falling. This pre-posttest experimental design included 83 older adults (43 males, 40 females), selected based on age criteria (65–75 years) and specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants underwent dual-task training consisting of 30-minute sessions, three times per week, for four weeks (totaling 12-sessions). Measures included Berg Balance Scale and knee proprioception deficit before and after dual-task training. The study showed statistically significant effect of dual-task training on balance (p < 0.001) and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing (p < 0.001) and non-weight-bearing (p < 0.001) in older adults. Pre-and post-measurements of independent variables between male and female older adults showed no significant difference. Dual-task training improves balance and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions in older individuals, thereby enhancing stability and reducing the risk of falls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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