Dynamic balance assessment using an unstable board in community-dwelling elderly people

Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Kazunori AkizukiYukari Ohashi

Abstract

[Purpose] A new method for measuring dynamic balance was developed. The aim of this study was to describe the use of a novel "unstable board" to evaluate the balance ability of community-dwelling elderly individuals. [Participants and Methods] The following balance outcomes were evaluated in 59 community-dwelling elderly people: anteroposterior and mediolateral stability indexes on the unstable board, Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test score, the Functional Reach Test score, Timed Up-and-Go time, and the Figure-8 Walk Test time. [Results] With respect to the relationship between the stability indexes and functional balance scales, the anteroposterior stability index significantly correlated with the anticipatory postural adjustment component (r=-0.422), stability in the gait component (r=-0.274), and total score of the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (r=-0.316); timed up-and-go time (r=0.320); and figure-8 walk test time (r=0.340). No correlation was found between the mediolateral stability index and the functional balance scale scores. [Conclusion] The anteroposterior stability index correlated with the declines in postural adjustments and performance in the dynamic balance assessments. Therefore, the anteroposterior st...Continue Reading

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