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KMID : 1101520180220030001
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Journal of Korean Society for Neurotherapy
2018 Volume.22 No. 3 p.1 ~ p.5
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Effects of Rehabilitation Horse Riding on the Balance and Geriatric Quality of Life Scale of the Elderly
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Kim Eun-Ja
Kim Myung-Joon
Lee Moon-Ha
Kim Dae-Hun
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rehabilitation horse riding exercise on the balance and Geriatric Quality of Life Scale (GQOL) of the elderly.
Methods: The subjects were 14 elderly males who consisted of 7 in the experimental group and 7 in the control group. The subjected performed rehabilitation horse riding exercise twice a week for 12 weeks. For balance measurements, left-right and anterior-posterior weight bearing, and BBS were tested using GymPlate. In addition, the GQOL was evaluated.
Results: The results of this study show that in the experimental group, there were significant differences in balance ability and GQOL after the rehabilitation horse riding exercise (P<0.01), but there was no significant difference in the control group (P>0.05). Furthermore, the experimental and control groups showed significant differences in balance ability and GQOL (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Rehabilitation horse riding exercise is effective in improving the balance ability of the elderly, which also had an effect on the GQOL.
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KEYWORD
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Horse riding, Balance, GQOL, Elderly, weight distribution
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