This paper is published in Volume-7, Issue-5, 2021
Area
Physiotherapy
Author
G. Jency Thangasheela, J. Macklin Abraham Navamani
Org/Univ
Cherraan's College of Physiotherapy, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Pub. Date
16 September, 2021
Paper ID
V7I5-1221
Publisher
Keywords
Elders. Fall Prevention, Balance, Walking

Citationsacebook

IEEE
G. Jency Thangasheela, J. Macklin Abraham Navamani. A comparative study to analyze the efficacy of walking and balance training on fall prevention among the elderly population, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
G. Jency Thangasheela, J. Macklin Abraham Navamani (2021). A comparative study to analyze the efficacy of walking and balance training on fall prevention among the elderly population. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 7(5) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
G. Jency Thangasheela, J. Macklin Abraham Navamani. "A comparative study to analyze the efficacy of walking and balance training on fall prevention among the elderly population." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 7.5 (2021). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

A comparative study to analyze the efficacy of walking and balance training on fall prevention among the elderly population. OBJECTIVE To find out the comparative effects of walking and balance training on fall prevention in the elderly population. DESIGN: The study is a pretest and post-test experimental design comparative in nature. PARTICIPATION: Twenty subjects aged between 75-85years old with prone to fall were selected from old age home Podanore and treated with walking and balance training. OUTCOME MEASURE: The outcome was measured by using ‘The -4 Stage Balance test’ RESULTS: Statistical analysis done by using paired ‘t’ test and unpaired ‘t’ test showed that there was a significant improvement in subjects who underwent the treatment with walking and balance training. CONCLUSION: It concluded that the patients who underwent the walking had a better effect when compared to the patient who underwent balance training.