Kim Seon-Rye, Cho Sung-Hyoun, Kim Jin-Woo, Lee Hyo-Cheol, Brienen Marten, Cho Byung-Jun
Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Nambu University, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Jul;27(7):2373-6. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.2373. Epub 2015 Jul 22.
[Purpose] This study investigated the effect of horseback riding exercise on the background electroencephalograms of elderly people who performed horseback riding for 8 weeks. [Subjects] Twenty elderly people were divided into the horseback riding exercise and control group (n = 10 each). [Methods] The exercise was performed for 15 minutes, 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Electroencephalograms were analyzed. Post-exercise evaluation was performed after 8 weeks. [Results] After the horseback riding exercise, the relative slower alpha power index was active in the T3 and P4 domains but suppressed in the Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, T4, and P3 domains. Moreover, the relative faster alpha power index was active in all domains of the horseback riding exercise group but was suppressed in all domains of the control group. There was a significant difference between groups in the F3 domain. [Conclusion] The alpha power index increased significantly after horseback riding exercise, suggesting the exercise improved background electroencephalogram.
[目的]本研究调查了为期8周的骑马运动对进行骑马运动的老年人背景脑电图的影响。[对象]20名老年人被分为骑马运动组和对照组（每组n = 10）。[方法]运动每周进行3次，每次15分钟，共8周。对脑电图进行分析。8周后进行运动后评估。[结果]骑马运动后，相对较慢的α功率指数在T3和P4区域活跃，但在Fp1、Fp2、F3、F4、T4和P3区域受到抑制。此外，相对较快的α功率指数在骑马运动组的所有区域都活跃，但在对照组的所有区域都受到抑制。两组在F3区域存在显著差异。[结论]骑马运动后α功率指数显著增加，表明该运动改善了背景脑电图。
