The effect of practice type on static and dynamic balance in elderly 60-75 year old women with no history of falling

 Background and Objective: The purpose of the present
research was to examine the effect of practice type (physical, mental and mixed
practices) on static and dynamic balance in elderly women at an age range of
60-75 years with no history of falling.    Materials and Methods: Statistical sample of this research
study included 45 none falling elderly women at an age range of 60-75 years
that were randomly divided into three experimental groups. In this research,
the Sharpened-Romberg test (with eyes open and close) was used to measure the
static balance and Timed-get up and Go test was used to measure the dynamic
balance. In pre-test phase, the mean of three trials of dynamic and static balance
tests performance was recorded for all participants. All participants were
practiced in 6 sessions according to defined protocol, then, they were
participated in post-test that was similar to pre-test. The data were analyzed
by one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni post hoc test at a
significant level of p < 0.05.    Results: The obtained findings showed that regarding
performance (mental, physical and mixed), a significant difference exists
between the static (with eyes open and close) and dynamic balance in post-test.
Result of Bonferroni post hoc showed that mixed group has a significant
difference versus the other groups (p < 0.05) and subjects in the former group
had a better performance than other groups. Furthermore, the performance of
physical practice group was better than mental practice group (p < 0.05).    Conclusion: According to the results of the present
research, it could be concluded that for improvement of static and dynamic
balance in elder women, practice method in specific programs is recommended.