| Effect of whole body vibration on balance and risk of fall among elderly: Randomized controlled trial |
| Paper ID : 1025-ISCSR3 (R1) |
| Authors |
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David Zaref Matta *1, Doaa Roshdy saeed2, Doaa Adel Agaiby2, Doaa Abdallah Mahmoud2, Doaa Essam mohammed2, Rania Mahmoud Ali2, Rania mahmoud youssef2, Rahma hamdy gneedy2, Radwa tawfeek taha2, Rana Omar shetiwi2, Rahaf Ramadan Ahmed2, Rawan sayed gomma2, Rawan Saber fathy2, Rawan Mortada Ahmed2, Rozy Sameh Thabet2, Roaa Mohammed Hasan2, Reem Ahmed Mohamed2, Reem Mohamed metwally2, Reem mostafa Ragab2 1Faculty of physical therapy_Beni suef university. 2faculty of physical therapy_Beni suef university. |
| Abstract |
| Background: With the increasing elderly population, fall-related injuries have become a pressing public health issue. Whole-Body Vibration therapy, which stimulates muscles through mechanical vibrations, has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional resistance training, especially for individuals with mobility limitations. This research investigates the impact of Whole-Body Vibration Therapy and related interventions on balance and risk of fall among elderly. Methods: The ten cases were randomized into 2 groups; intervention group 1 (n=5) and the control group 2 (n=5) . The research includes evaluation of whole-body vibration combined with balance exercises on healthy elderly aged 60 or older without neuromuscular disorder. All participants do the exercises 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Results: The outcome measurements is based on static and dynamic balance assessment; 1) static Balance is assessed by: One-legged postural steadiness test , 2) Dynamic Balance is assessed by Timed Up and Go Test and Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment. the results show that One-legged postural steadiness test in the interventional group increased by 18.2 second while only 9.8 sec in control group which indicates a significant increase in the interventional group Compared to the control group. TUG test shows an improvement of 1.08 seconds in the interventional group while just 0.36 second in the control group. TPOMA shows an increase of 2.2 in mean total score in interventional group while only 0.6 in control group, for more details the mean balance score shows an increase of 1.6 in intervention group while 0.4 in control group and the mean gait score increased by 0.6 in intervention group while 0.2 in control group. Conclusion: WBV, especially when combined with routine exercises , offers significant benefits for elderly. Due to the study’s limitations, the conclusion obtained in this study still needs to be further confirmed by more high-quality studies. |
| Keywords |
| Whole body vibration, Balance, Risk of fall& Elderly |
| Status: Abstract Accepted |