TY - JOUR
AU - Tiedemann A.
AU - Avelar B.
AU - Costa J.
AU - Safons M.
AU - Dutra M.
AU - Bottaro M.
AU - Gobbi S.
AU - de David A.
AU - Lima R.
AB - <p>
This study introduces the Balance Exercises Circuit (BEC) and examines its effects on muscle strength and power, balance, and functional performance in older women. Thirty-five women aged 60+ (mean age = 69.31, SD = 7.35) were assigned to either a balance exercises group (BG, n = 14) that underwent 50-min sessions twice weekly, of a 12-week BEC program, or a wait-list control group (CG, n = 21). Outcome measures were knee extensor peak torque (PT), rate of force development (RFD), balance, Timed Up &amp; Go (TUG), 30-s chair stand, and 6-min walk tests, assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Twenty-three participants completed follow-up assessments. Mixed analysis of variance models examined differences in outcomes. The BG displayed improvements in all measures at follow-up and significantly improved compared with CG on, isokinetic PT60, PT180 (p = 0.02), RFD (p &lt; 0.05), balance with eyes closed (p values range .02 to &lt;.01) and TUG (p = 0.03), all with medium effect sizes. No changes in outcome measures were observed in the CG. BEC improved strength, power, balance, and functionality in older women. The BEC warrants further investigation as a fall prevention intervention.
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AD - Faculdade de Educacao Fisica, Universidade of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. brunavelar@gmail.com.<br/>Faculdade de Educacao Fisica, Universidade of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.<br/>Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista - Rio Claro, Rio Claro, Brazil.<br/>Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.<br/>Falls and Balance Research Group, Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
AN - 26802006
BT - Age (Dordr)
DP - NLM
ET - 2016/01/24
LA - eng
LB - AUS<br/>FY16<br/>MSK
M1 - 1
N1 - Avelar, Bruna Pereira<br/>Costa, Juliana Nunes de Almeida<br/>Safons, Marisete Peralta<br/>Dutra, Maurilio Tiradentes<br/>Bottaro, Martim<br/>Gobbi, Sebastiao<br/>Tiedemann, Anne<br/>de David, Ana Cristina<br/>Lima, Ricardo Moreno<br/>Netherlands<br/>Age (Dordr). 2016 Feb;38(1):14. doi: 10.1007/s11357-016-9872-7. Epub 2016 Jan 22.
N2 - <p>
This study introduces the Balance Exercises Circuit (BEC) and examines its effects on muscle strength and power, balance, and functional performance in older women. Thirty-five women aged 60+ (mean age = 69.31, SD = 7.35) were assigned to either a balance exercises group (BG, n = 14) that underwent 50-min sessions twice weekly, of a 12-week BEC program, or a wait-list control group (CG, n = 21). Outcome measures were knee extensor peak torque (PT), rate of force development (RFD), balance, Timed Up &amp; Go (TUG), 30-s chair stand, and 6-min walk tests, assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Twenty-three participants completed follow-up assessments. Mixed analysis of variance models examined differences in outcomes. The BG displayed improvements in all measures at follow-up and significantly improved compared with CG on, isokinetic PT60, PT180 (p = 0.02), RFD (p &lt; 0.05), balance with eyes closed (p values range .02 to &lt;.01) and TUG (p = 0.03), all with medium effect sizes. No changes in outcome measures were observed in the CG. BEC improved strength, power, balance, and functionality in older women. The BEC warrants further investigation as a fall prevention intervention.
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PY - 2016
SN - 1574-4647 (Electronic)
EP - 14
T2 - Age (Dordr)
TI - Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women
VL - 38
Y2 - FY16
ER -