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KMID : 0357220090210030053
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Journal of Korean Society Physical Therapy
2009 Volume.21 No. 3 p.53 ~ p.59
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The Effect of Proprioceptive Exercise of Ankle Joint on Postural Alignment in Woman Elderly Person
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Bae Young-Sook
Um Ki-Mai
Kim Nan-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of proprioceptive exercise on the body alignment of elderly women.
Method: The experimental group consisted of twenty elderly women who participated in proprioceptive exercise for 8 weeks. The subjects were measured using Global Posture System equipment for assessing their body alignment. Body alignment was measured at the ear, shoulder joint, knee joint and calcaneocuboid joint on the sagittal plane, and the left and right acromion process positions, the ASIS and the medial malleoulus on the coronal plane. The body alignment data was used to assess the changes before and after proprioceptive exercise. The data of the experimental group was compared and analyzed using the Wilcoxon singed-rank test between before and after proprioceptive exercise. The Mann-Whithney test was used to compare the experimental group and the control group.
Result: The result of this study was that the body alignment of the experimental group at the ear and knee joint on the sagittal plane was significantly in alignment with the line of gravity (p<0.05) before and after proprioceptive exercise. The body alignment was statistically different (p<0.05) between the experimental group and the control group on the frontal plane and sagittal plane.
Conclusion: This study showed that proprioceptive exercise does affect the body alignment in elderly women. This indicates that there is interaction that plays a crucial role for proprioceptive stimuli and the body alignment.
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KEYWORD
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Woman elder, Proprioceptive exercise, Aero-step, Posture alignment
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