An interventional study of Flexi-bar and balance and strength training in Flexi-bar, Vibration and Balance Training, sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 65 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-01-18.
Sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
Aging of the neuromuscular system may lead to an increased risk of falls in older adults. There are external and internal factors for falls, and lower limb muscle strength and balance are important internal factors for falls in the elderly. And can be improved through exercise. Therefore, an important interventional goal in interventional exercises to prevent falls in the elderly is to promote balance and increase lower extremity muscle strength.
Flexi-bar is a device that provides vibration stimulation. Studies have shown that a 5Hz frequency can be generated when shaken and transmitted to the whole body. Flexi bar is now widely used in fitness centers or rehabilitation therapy to improve muscle strength and balance. Vibration activates the tonic reflex, enhances the excitability of alpha and gamma motor neurons and enhances motor unit synchronization, and this active vibration training helps increase muscle coordination as it induces the tonic reflex and stimulates the proprioception of the joint Feelings, these physiological changes can lead to more effective proprioceptive feedback that improves balance. And because the vibration causes the agonist and antagonist muscles to contract alternately to regulate the instability during the movement. In recreational athletes, the use of a flexi bar in a single-legged position can effectively induce lower extremity muscle activation.
A 12-week combination of balance and strength training in older adults has been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of falls in older adults in previous studies.
Since the effect of adding Flexi bar on the basis of balance and strength training is unknown, the purpose of this study was to investigate the experimental group and the control group with the same exercise posture and training time, Flexi bar + BST Is it better for the balance and muscle strength of the elderly than simple BST?
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•Elderly people aged 65 to 85 in the community who can move on their own without the need for support from others.
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Device: Flexi-bar
Other: balance and strength training
two groups, experimental group intervention Flexi-bar with balance and strength training
the control group intervention only balance and strength training
change from baseline gait and balance at 12 weeks
Functional gait assessment
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
change from baseline dynamic balance at 12 weeks
Y-Balance Test
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
change from baseline balance at 12 weeks
Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
change from baseline lower strength at 12 weeks (1)
Chair standing test
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
change from baseline lower strength at 12 weeks(2)
hand held dynamometer
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
change from baseline ankle plantar flexor strength at 12 weeks
ankle plantar flexion test
Time frame: baseline , up to 12 weeks( post test)
Started Nov 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2025, 37 months after the start.
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