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KMID : 1020120100080020013
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology
2010 Volume.8 No. 2 p.13 ~ p.18
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The Effect of Balance Training on Balance Ability and Ankle Joint Muscle Activity
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Yim Sang-Yaon
Kim Su-Hyeon
Kim Yong-Nam
Doo Young-Taek
Seo Sam-Ki
Hwang Tae-Yeun
Yoon Se-Won
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study investigates the effects on balanced ability and ankle joint muscle following balance pad and trampoline training periods in order to report a clinical directing about this matter.
Methods : A total of nine members participated in a balance training program that put a balance pad and trampoline to use. Participants trained three times a week for thirty minutes in groups of six. Resting time was set for two minutes. EMG (median frequency and root mean square) was used to measure muscle activity at 3 weeks and 6 weeks, respectively. The tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles were measured. Participants were measured with eyes open and closed.
Results : The median frequency showed a significant difference according to the change in time in both muscles. Also, results showed a significant interaction between eyes open and closed in the gastrocnemius muscle. The root mean square only showed a significant difference according to the change in time in the gastrocnemius muscle.
Conclusion : We suggest that the balance pad and trampoline training influence a decrease in the recruitment rate of slow twitch muscles through an improvement in balance ability; however, the training did not show a statistically significant difference with regards to eyes open and closed.
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KEYWORD
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Balance, Trampoline, Ankle muscle
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