Poster Presentation

Paper ID : 1721-SSRC

¹دانشگاه بین المللی امام رضاعلیه السلام

²موسسه آموزش عالی بینالود

Aging is a process that occurs over time and leads to negative structural and functional changes in the body, body systems, parts or tissues. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of exercise on the walking speed and advanced balance of the elderly. The statistical population of the research included all elderly women in one district of Mashhad city between the ages of 60 and75. 40 elderly people in the age range of 60 to 75 years were randomly selected in two control (20 people) and experimental (20 people) groups Before and after applying the training protocol (Işık M, 2021), Fullerton test was used to measure advanced balance and cognitive and motor dual task test was used to measure walking speed. The experimental group attended 3 sessions per week for 8 weeks and each session lasted 60 minutes, and the control group did their normal activities. After the data was collected, it was analyzed through statistical methods. Data analysis was done using Smirnov Kolmogorov tests, analysis of covariance and t-test. Spss21 and Excel software were used for data analysis. The significance level for all hypotheses was considered less than 5 percent. The findings showed; There is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in the variables of balance (static and dynamic) and single walking speed of the elderly (P=0.001). By examining the average scores, it was found that the subjects of the experimental group performed better than the control group. Therefore, according to the effectiveness and benefits of Hamsbal exercises on the balance and walking speed of the elderly, the use of Hamsbal exercises is recommended as a useful and easy method to maintain and develop the balance and movement independence of the elderly.

Hemsball exercise; Balance; walking; movement independence; Elderly