Effects of High-Frequency Proprioceptive Training on Single Stance Stability in Older Adults: Implications for Fall Prevention

Single-limb stance instability is a major risk factor for falls in older adults. Thus, improvement of stance stability could play an important role in fall prevention. This study aimed to determine whether high-frequency proprioceptive training (HPT) could significantly improve single stance stabili...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-11
Main Authors: Rocca, Flavio, Scarsini, Angelo, Benedetti, M. G., Fani, Mara, Riva, Dario, Mamo, Carlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Adults
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Analysis
Ankle
Ankle Injuries
Athletes
Balance
Biomedical research
Control stability
Exercise
Exercise Therapy - methods
Falls
Falls (Accidents)
Family medical history
Female
Fitness equipment
Gait
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Health care
Health risks
Humans
Injury prevention
Intervention
Italy
Low Back Pain
Male
Men
Older people
Pain
Physical fitness
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture
Prevention
Preventive medicine
Proprioception
Proprioception - physiology
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Stability
Stability tests
Systematic review
Training
Treadmills
Walking
Women
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Summary:Single-limb stance instability is a major risk factor for falls in older adults. Thus, improvement of stance stability could play an important role in fall prevention. This study aimed to determine whether high-frequency proprioceptive training (HPT) could significantly improve single stance stability (SSS) in older adults, by increasing proprioceptive control and optimizing the contribution of vision. Sixty-one subjects (30 men, 31 women) aged 65-85 years were investigated. The subjects were randomly assigned to three intervention groups, i.e., HPT, treadmill, and no intervention, stratifying by gender and proprioceptive control at baseline. Stability tests and HPT, consisting of 12 sessions (6 weeks), were performed with computerized postural stations. Pre-post analysis showed that HPT significantly improved SSS by increasing proprioceptive control (p
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2019/2382747