International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 12(5), pp. 769 - 774
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502
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Simple Balance Exercises Is as Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women

I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra ¹, Luh Putu Ratna Sundari ^2,*, Nur Basuki ³, N. Adiputra ², RA Tuty Kuswardhani ⁴, I Gusti Ayu Widianti ^5
1 Magister Program of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia
² Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia
³ Department of Physical Therapy, Health Polytechnic of Surakarta, Indonesia
⁴ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia
⁵ Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Background: Inadequate muscle strength and balance impair the mobility of the elderly and increase their risk of falling. An effective sort of exercise is required to increase mobility and minimize the risk of falls in the elderly. Aims: The purpose of this study was to show that simple balance exercises (SBE) are as good as twelve balance exercises (TBE) in improving functional mobility and decreasing fall risk in the elderly. Participants and Methods: The research was a randomized control trial. The participants were 22 old people screened following inclusion and exclusion criteria and then grouped into two groups. Group 1 was administered SBE, whereas Group 2 was given TBE. Each group practiced three times each week for a total of six weeks. The timed up and go test (TUGT) is used for assessing functional mobility, while the berg balance scale (BBS) is used to assess the risk of falling. Results: Both groups showed significant increases in mean TUGT and BBS scores before and after exercise (paired sample t-test, P < 0.05). The independent t-test TUGT and BBS yielded a P > 0.05, indicating that there is no significant difference between the two groups' mean TUGT and BBS values after training. Conclusions: According to the results, SBE is equally effective as TBE in improving functional mobility and minimizing the risk of falls in elderly women.

KEYWORDS
Elderly, Fall Risk, Functional Mobility, Simple Balance Exercises, Twelve Balance Exercises

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra , Luh Putu Ratna Sundari , Nur Basuki , N. Adiputra , RA Tuty Kuswardhani , I Gusti Ayu Widianti , "Simple Balance Exercises Is as Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 769 - 774, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502.

(b). APA Format:
I Gede Putu Wahyu Mahendra , Luh Putu Ratna Sundari , Nur Basuki , N. Adiputra , RA Tuty Kuswardhani , I Gusti Ayu Widianti (2024). Simple Balance Exercises Is as Good as Twelve Balance Exercises in Improving Functional Mobility and Reducing the Risk of Falling in Elderly Women. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 12(5), 769 - 774. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2024.120502.