가상현실에서 연속적 느린 운동이 노인의 낙상 요인에 미치는 영향The Eects of Virtual Reality-based Continuous Slow Exercise on Factors for Falls in the Elderly
- Other Titles
- The Eects of Virtual Reality-based Continuous Slow Exercise on Factors for Falls in the Elderly
- Authors
- 김정진; 구슬; 이진주; 김유신; 윤범철
- Issue Date
- 2012
- Publisher
- 대한물리치료학회
- Keywords
- Virtual reality; Hip muscles strength; Dynamic balance; Backward stepping test; Elderly
- Citation
- 대한물리치료학회지, v.24, no.2, pp.90 - 97
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한물리치료학회지
- Volume
- 24
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 90
- End Page
- 97
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/109977
- ISSN
- 1229-0475
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of virtual reality-based continuous slow exercise on muscle strength and dynamic balance capacity, in older adults over 65 years of age.
Methods: Twenty-six volunteers were randomly divided into two groups; a Virtual Reality (VR) exercise-group (67.8±4.1 yrs) and a Control group (65.5±5.2 yrs). The VR group participated in eight weeks of virtual reality exercise, utilizing modied Tai-Chi provided by a motion capture system, and the Control group had no intervention. The hip muscle strength and dynamic balance of the members of both the VR group and the Control group were measured at pre- and post-intervention, using a multimodal dynamometer, and backward stepping test, respectively.
Results: 1. After the 8-week VR-based exercise, the VR group showed signicant improvement of hip strength, compared to the control group: hip extension (p=0.00), flexion (p=0.00), abduction (p=0.00), and adduction (p=0.00). 2. After the 8-week VR-based exercise, the VR group showed signicant improvement of dynamic balance capacity as ground reaction force, compared to the control group. Eyes opened backward stepping test: Fx (+) (p=0.00), Fy (-) (p=0.02), Ver (+) (p=0.02) direction. Eyes closed backward stepping test: Fx (+) (p=0.04), Fy (-) (p=0.04), Ver (+) (p=0.03) direction.
Conclusion: The VR group showed improvement of their hip muscle strength, and dynamic balance capacity. Therefore VR-based continuous slow exercise would contribute to reducing the risk of falls in the elderly.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - College of Health Sciences > School of Health and Environmental Science > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.