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farokhnjad Z, hosseini abreshamei L, yazdanshenas A, hosseini S S. The Effect of Eight Weeks of Selected Vestibular Exercises on Functional Balance, Walking Speed and Quality of Life of Sedentary Elderly Men. TB 2024; 23 (3) :92-106
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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Selected Vestibular Exercises on Functional Balance, Walking Speed and Quality of Life of Sedentary Elderly Men
Zahra Farrokhnejad (M.A.)¹, ladan Hosseini abrishami (Ph.D)², Atena Yazdan shenas (Ph.D)³, Sayedeh Saeedeh Hosseini (M.A.)4
1.M.A. Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
2.Corresponding author:Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Khayyam Non-Profit University, Mashhad, Iran. Email: l.abrishami@khayyam.ac.i Tel:09153597187.
3.Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
4.Master of Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Aging and sedentary lifestyle are associated with a decrease in physical and mental abilities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of eight weeks of selected vestibular exercises on functional balance, walking speed, and quality of life of sedentary elderly men.
Methods: This semi-experimental research was conducted from the winter of 1402 to the summer of 1403 with the participation of 30 sedentary elderly men from Tawheed Golmkan Elderly Care Center in Mashhad. The samples were selected purposefully and based on previous studies (25) and were divided into two experimental and control groups of 15 people. The experimental group performed selected vestibular exercises three sessions a week for eight weeks, while the control group did not perform any exercises. Dynamic comparison test, 10-meter walking speed and short-term life questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life. Data analysis was performed using Shapiro-Wilk test, analysis of covariance, and t-test at a significance level of P<0/05.
Results: The results of paired t test showed that dynamic balance (P=0/001), walking speed (P=0/001), and quality of life (P=0/001) of the experimental group improved significantly after the exercise program. This was while there was no improvement in the control group. The covariance results did not show a significant difference between the groups in the pre-test phase, but there was a significant increase in the scores of the experimental group in the post-test phase.
Conclusion: It is recommended to use exercises to prevent the disabilities of the elderly and improve their quality of independent life.
Keywords: Aging,Vestibular system, Balance,Walking speed, Quality of life
References
1-Hosseini SS, Azimkhani A. Effect of a Course of selected Cawthorne-Cooksey and Frankel Exercises on balance, Coordination and walking speed of Elderly men with Dementia. The Journal of Tolooebehdasht Yazd . 2024.
2-Petz MR. Examining the Contributions of Grit, Mental Toughness, and Conscientiousness to Athletic Performance. Capella University; 2021.
3-Dunsky A. The effect of balance and coordination exercises on quality of life in older adults: a mini-review. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2019 . 15;11:318.
4-Demanze Laurence B, Michel L. The fall in older adults: physical and cognitive problems. Current aging science. 2017 . 1;10(3):185-200.
5-Sabbaghzadeh, Vazirinejad, Khalili P & et al. The effect of healthy lifestyle education on the quality of life of the elderly in Rafsanjan: a semi-experimental study. Scientific Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. 2021 . 10;20(5):539-53.
6-Khazanin H, Daneshmandi H. Effect of selected fallproof exercise on static and dynamic balance in the elderly. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020. 22;9(3):16-26.
7-Ayoubi-Mahani S, Eghbali-Babadi M, Farajzadegan Z & et al. Facilitators and Barriers to Active Aging in Iran: A Gualitative Study. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2023 . 10;18(3):438-59.
8-Kendirlioglu BK, Tunc AE, Celik HE& et al. Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Parameters in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression/Unipolar ve Bipolar Depresyonda Kardiyovaskuler Risk Parametrelerinin Degerlendirilmesi. Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia (SCIE). 2023 . 1;34(4):335-42.
9-Katzmarzyk PT, Ross R, Blair SN & et al. Should we target increased physical activity or less sedentary behavior in the battle against cardiovascular disease risk development?. Atherosclerosis. 2020. 1;311:107-15.
10-Samadi F, Dalir M. The Role of psychological and social health on sexual health of elderly women. Social Psychology Research. 2021;10(40):21-42.
11-Tieland M, Trouwborst I, Clark BC. Skeletal muscle performance and ageing. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 2018;9(1):3-19.
12-Alzeer J. The role of buffers in establishing a balance of homeostasis and maintaining health. American Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2023 9;4(1):online.
13-Goudarz M, Foroughan M, Makarem A & et al. Relationship between social support and subjective well-being in older adults. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2015 10;10(3):110-9.
14-Hosseini FS, Hatamnezhad O. Relationship between self-regulation and balance-confidence in active and inactive Elderly Men. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2018;12(4):470-81.
15-Aljeheny OH. The role of sensomotoric training on balance in healthy adult subjects if included in short therapy plan.2019.
16-Louie DR, Eng JJ. Berg Balance Scale score at admission can predict walking suitable for community ambulation at discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation). 2018 1;50(1).
17-Peel NM, Alapatt LJ, Jones LV & et al. The association between gait speed and cognitive status in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 2019 16;74(6):943-8.
18-Dunsky A. The effect of balance and coordination exercises on quality of life in older adults: a mini-review. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2019 15;11:318.
19-Jahanpeyma P, Kayhan Koçak FÖ, Yıldırım Y& et al. Effects of the Otago exercise program on falls, balance, and physical performance in older nursing home residents with high fall risk: a randomized controlled trial. European geriatric medicine. 2021 .107-15.
20-McDonnell MN, Hillier SL. Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2015(1).
21-Ribeiro KM, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM & et al. Effects of balance vestibular rehabilitation therapy in elderly with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled trial. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017. 39(12):1198-206.
22-Ribeiro KM, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM & et al. Effects of balance vestibular rehabilitation therapy in elderly with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled trial. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017 5;39(12):1198-206.
23-Sulway S, Whitney SL. Advances in vestibular rehabilitation. Vestibular Disorders. 2019;82:164-9.
24-Han BI, Han BI. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: review of indications, mechanisms, and key exercises. Simplified Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy. 2021:1-6.
25-Tabatabai Asl SM, Sedaghati P. Effect of Combining Cawthorne-Cooksey and Frenkel Exercises on Functional Balance and Fall Risk in the Elderly With a History of Falling. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2022;11(1):114-25.
26-Park J, Kahng SK. Factors associated with the preventive healthcare service use among older adults in Korea: Focusing on age variation. Asian Social Work and Policy Review. 2021 .15(1):24-34.
27-Shunmway-Cook A. Motor Control; Theory and Practical application. LippincottWilliams & Wilkins; 2017.
28-Bohannon RW. Correlation of paretic knee extension strength with gait speed after stroke: A meta-analysis. Isokinetics and Exercise Science. 2022 (3):187-91.
29-Sabzi AH, Damanpak S, Dana A. The Effects of Vestibular Exercises on the Balance Performance of the Inactive Elderly. Community Health Journal. 2021;15(1):1-9.
30-Chang TP, Schubert MC. Convergence Vestibulo-ocular Reflex in unilateral vestibular hypofunction: Behavioral evidence in support of a novel gaze stability exercise. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 2021.(1):3-11.
31-Ramos Macias A, Ramos de Miguel A, Rodriguez Montesdeoca I & etal. Chronic electrical stimulation of the otolith organ: preliminary results in humans with bilateral vestibulopathy and sensorineural hearing loss. Audiology and Neurotology. 2020.(1-2):79-90.
32-Langoni CD, Resende TD, Barcellos AB & et al. The effect of group exercises on balance, mobility, and depressive symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical rehabilitation. 2019.33(3):439-49.
33-Lee Y, Choi W, Lee K & et al. Virtual reality training with three-dimensional video games improves postural balance and lower extremity strength in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of aging and physical activity. 2017.25(4):621-7.
34-Smith-Ray RL, Hughes SL, Prohaska TR, Prohaska TR& et al. Impact of cognitive training on balance and gait in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2015. (3):357-66.
35-Miller S. An 8-Week Virtual Upper Limb Program: Effects on Posture, Cardiopulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease (Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fresno).2023.
36-Harris LR, Jenkin M, Herpers R. Long-duration head down bed rest as an analog of microgravity: Effects on the static perception of upright. Journal of Vestibular Research. 2022;32(4):325-40.
37-Khan SU, Varghese RJ, Kassanos P& et al. Space Physiology and Technology: Musculoskeletal Adaptations, Countermeasures, and the Opportunity for Wearable Robotics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.03363. 2024.
38-López-García M, Jiménez-Rejano JJ, Suárez-Serrano CM. Telerehabilitation: Vestibular Physiotherapy vs. Multicomponent Exercise for Functional Improvement in Older Adults: Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 .13(14).
Zahra Farrokhnejad (M.A.)¹, ladan Hosseini abrishami (Ph.D)², Atena Yazdan shenas (Ph.D)³, Sayedeh Saeedeh Hosseini (M.A.)4
1.M.A. Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
2.Corresponding author:Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Khayyam Non-Profit University, Mashhad, Iran. Email: l.abrishami@khayyam.ac.i Tel:09153597187.
3.Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
4.Master of Physical Education, Binaloud Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Aging and sedentary lifestyle are associated with a decrease in physical and mental abilities. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of eight weeks of selected vestibular exercises on functional balance, walking speed, and quality of life of sedentary elderly men.
Methods: This semi-experimental research was conducted from the winter of 1402 to the summer of 1403 with the participation of 30 sedentary elderly men from Tawheed Golmkan Elderly Care Center in Mashhad. The samples were selected purposefully and based on previous studies (25) and were divided into two experimental and control groups of 15 people. The experimental group performed selected vestibular exercises three sessions a week for eight weeks, while the control group did not perform any exercises. Dynamic comparison test, 10-meter walking speed and short-term life questionnaire were used to evaluate the quality of life. Data analysis was performed using Shapiro-Wilk test, analysis of covariance, and t-test at a significance level of P<0/05.
Results: The results of paired t test showed that dynamic balance (P=0/001), walking speed (P=0/001), and quality of life (P=0/001) of the experimental group improved significantly after the exercise program. This was while there was no improvement in the control group. The covariance results did not show a significant difference between the groups in the pre-test phase, but there was a significant increase in the scores of the experimental group in the post-test phase.
Conclusion: It is recommended to use exercises to prevent the disabilities of the elderly and improve their quality of independent life.
Keywords: Aging,Vestibular system, Balance,Walking speed, Quality of life
References
1-Hosseini SS, Azimkhani A. Effect of a Course of selected Cawthorne-Cooksey and Frankel Exercises on balance, Coordination and walking speed of Elderly men with Dementia. The Journal of Tolooebehdasht Yazd . 2024.
2-Petz MR. Examining the Contributions of Grit, Mental Toughness, and Conscientiousness to Athletic Performance. Capella University; 2021.
3-Dunsky A. The effect of balance and coordination exercises on quality of life in older adults: a mini-review. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2019 . 15;11:318.
4-Demanze Laurence B, Michel L. The fall in older adults: physical and cognitive problems. Current aging science. 2017 . 1;10(3):185-200.
5-Sabbaghzadeh, Vazirinejad, Khalili P & et al. The effect of healthy lifestyle education on the quality of life of the elderly in Rafsanjan: a semi-experimental study. Scientific Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. 2021 . 10;20(5):539-53.
6-Khazanin H, Daneshmandi H. Effect of selected fallproof exercise on static and dynamic balance in the elderly. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020. 22;9(3):16-26.
7-Ayoubi-Mahani S, Eghbali-Babadi M, Farajzadegan Z & et al. Facilitators and Barriers to Active Aging in Iran: A Gualitative Study. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2023 . 10;18(3):438-59.
8-Kendirlioglu BK, Tunc AE, Celik HE& et al. Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Parameters in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression/Unipolar ve Bipolar Depresyonda Kardiyovaskuler Risk Parametrelerinin Degerlendirilmesi. Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia (SCIE). 2023 . 1;34(4):335-42.
9-Katzmarzyk PT, Ross R, Blair SN & et al. Should we target increased physical activity or less sedentary behavior in the battle against cardiovascular disease risk development?. Atherosclerosis. 2020. 1;311:107-15.
10-Samadi F, Dalir M. The Role of psychological and social health on sexual health of elderly women. Social Psychology Research. 2021;10(40):21-42.
11-Tieland M, Trouwborst I, Clark BC. Skeletal muscle performance and ageing. Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 2018;9(1):3-19.
12-Alzeer J. The role of buffers in establishing a balance of homeostasis and maintaining health. American Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 2023 9;4(1):online.
13-Goudarz M, Foroughan M, Makarem A & et al. Relationship between social support and subjective well-being in older adults. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2015 10;10(3):110-9.
14-Hosseini FS, Hatamnezhad O. Relationship between self-regulation and balance-confidence in active and inactive Elderly Men. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2018;12(4):470-81.
15-Aljeheny OH. The role of sensomotoric training on balance in healthy adult subjects if included in short therapy plan.2019.
16-Louie DR, Eng JJ. Berg Balance Scale score at admission can predict walking suitable for community ambulation at discharge from inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (Stiftelsen Rehabiliteringsinformation). 2018 1;50(1).
17-Peel NM, Alapatt LJ, Jones LV & et al. The association between gait speed and cognitive status in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series A. 2019 16;74(6):943-8.
18-Dunsky A. The effect of balance and coordination exercises on quality of life in older adults: a mini-review. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2019 15;11:318.
19-Jahanpeyma P, Kayhan Koçak FÖ, Yıldırım Y& et al. Effects of the Otago exercise program on falls, balance, and physical performance in older nursing home residents with high fall risk: a randomized controlled trial. European geriatric medicine. 2021 .107-15.
20-McDonnell MN, Hillier SL. Vestibular rehabilitation for unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction. Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2015(1).
21-Ribeiro KM, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM & et al. Effects of balance vestibular rehabilitation therapy in elderly with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled trial. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017. 39(12):1198-206.
22-Ribeiro KM, Freitas RV, Ferreira LM & et al. Effects of balance vestibular rehabilitation therapy in elderly with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled trial. Disability and rehabilitation. 2017 5;39(12):1198-206.
23-Sulway S, Whitney SL. Advances in vestibular rehabilitation. Vestibular Disorders. 2019;82:164-9.
24-Han BI, Han BI. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: review of indications, mechanisms, and key exercises. Simplified Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy. 2021:1-6.
25-Tabatabai Asl SM, Sedaghati P. Effect of Combining Cawthorne-Cooksey and Frenkel Exercises on Functional Balance and Fall Risk in the Elderly With a History of Falling. The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2022;11(1):114-25.
26-Park J, Kahng SK. Factors associated with the preventive healthcare service use among older adults in Korea: Focusing on age variation. Asian Social Work and Policy Review. 2021 .15(1):24-34.
27-Shunmway-Cook A. Motor Control; Theory and Practical application. LippincottWilliams & Wilkins; 2017.
28-Bohannon RW. Correlation of paretic knee extension strength with gait speed after stroke: A meta-analysis. Isokinetics and Exercise Science. 2022 (3):187-91.
29-Sabzi AH, Damanpak S, Dana A. The Effects of Vestibular Exercises on the Balance Performance of the Inactive Elderly. Community Health Journal. 2021;15(1):1-9.
30-Chang TP, Schubert MC. Convergence Vestibulo-ocular Reflex in unilateral vestibular hypofunction: Behavioral evidence in support of a novel gaze stability exercise. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. 2021.(1):3-11.
31-Ramos Macias A, Ramos de Miguel A, Rodriguez Montesdeoca I & etal. Chronic electrical stimulation of the otolith organ: preliminary results in humans with bilateral vestibulopathy and sensorineural hearing loss. Audiology and Neurotology. 2020.(1-2):79-90.
32-Langoni CD, Resende TD, Barcellos AB & et al. The effect of group exercises on balance, mobility, and depressive symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical rehabilitation. 2019.33(3):439-49.
33-Lee Y, Choi W, Lee K & et al. Virtual reality training with three-dimensional video games improves postural balance and lower extremity strength in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of aging and physical activity. 2017.25(4):621-7.
34-Smith-Ray RL, Hughes SL, Prohaska TR, Prohaska TR& et al. Impact of cognitive training on balance and gait in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2015. (3):357-66.
35-Miller S. An 8-Week Virtual Upper Limb Program: Effects on Posture, Cardiopulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Persons with Parkinson’s Disease (Doctoral dissertation, California State University, Fresno).2023.
36-Harris LR, Jenkin M, Herpers R. Long-duration head down bed rest as an analog of microgravity: Effects on the static perception of upright. Journal of Vestibular Research. 2022;32(4):325-40.
37-Khan SU, Varghese RJ, Kassanos P& et al. Space Physiology and Technology: Musculoskeletal Adaptations, Countermeasures, and the Opportunity for Wearable Robotics. arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.03363. 2024.
38-López-García M, Jiménez-Rejano JJ, Suárez-Serrano CM. Telerehabilitation: Vestibular Physiotherapy vs. Multicomponent Exercise for Functional Improvement in Older Adults: Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 .13(14).
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