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Standing on textured surfaces
— effects on standing balance in healthy older adults | | Author(s) | Anna Lucy Hatton, John Dixon, Keith Rome, Denis Martin |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 3, May 2011 |
| Pages | pp 363-368 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Musculoskeletal systems ; Over 70s ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The study looked at whether standing on textured surfaces or wearing textured shoe insoles can alter balance performance in healthy older adults. It explored the effect of standing on textured surfaces on double-limb balance in older adults and changes in muscle activity as a possible mechanism of effect. 50 men and women aged 70 and over stood quietly in six conditions _ eyes open and closed on two different textured surfaces and a smooth surface control. Mediolateral sway, anterior-posterior sway and centre of pressure velocity were extracted from a force platform and lower limb muscle activity collected using surface electromyography (EMG). For mediolateral range with eyes closed, there was a statistically significant effect of texture. This was attributed to a 9.2% decrease with Texture 1 compared with control. No such effects were seen in any other balance variable or lower limb EMG activity for either visual condition. These results suggest an effect of standing on textured surfaces on mediolateral sway in older adults, supporting further work to develop the therapeutic benefits of textured surfaces as an intervention to improve balance. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110621009 A |
| Classmark | C4: BK6: BBK: 4C |
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