the effect of core stability exercise training on balance of elderly people

the effect of core stability exercise training on balance of elderly people

this study intends to survey the effect of core stability exercise training on balance of the elderly people. the research population is all men and woman’s living in ankara nursing home. therefore the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a core stability training program on balance of the elderly people. the samples were purposefully selected among the elderly people who are not affiliated with beds and mentally able to work (age 67.58 ±5.98 years, weight: 60.76 ± 5.78 kg, height: 159.76 ±7.8 cm). the supervised training program lasted for 4 month, 45 to 60 minutes per day, 3 days a week. weight and height were measured using a 780 seca digital column scale and body mass index (bmi) was calculated.

postural stability was measured using a biodex balance system sd (bbs) which is an instrument designed to measures and trains the postural stability on a static surfaced. to compare the data before and after the exercise program paired t test was used. levels of statistical significance were set at p≤0.05. significant differences were seen between pre and post bbs after the applying core stabilization training program. the score of bbs test for post-test in comparison with the pre-test increased.