Wiszomirska Ida, Kaczmarczyk Katarzyna, Błażkiewicz Michalina, Wit Andrzej
Faculty of Rehabilitation, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Marymoncka 34, 00-968 Warsaw 45, Poland.
J Exerc Sci Fit. 2015 Dec;13(2):72-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jesf.2015.06.002. Epub 2015 Sep 2.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess whether a program of exercise specifically designed to target the vestibular organ improved the postural stability of female participants over 60 years old.
Twenty-eight healthy female volunteers aged from 60 years to 76 years were assigned to a group ( = 15) engaging in vestibular-stimulating exercises, or to a control group ( = 13) engaging in traditional training exercises. Training sessions (∼45 minutes each) occurred twice a week over the course of 3 months. The following parameters were analyzed before and after training for both groups: stabilogram ellipse area and radii, total length of stabilogram, and visual-inspection indicator (eyes open).
Results in terms of stabilogram ellipse area and radius without visual control (eyes closed) revealed statistically significant differences in the experimental group between the values before and after the training regimen (74.8 ± 51.6 - 54.5 ± 42.5 for area of ellipse, 6.6 ± 2.8 - 5.8 ± 2.8 for axis minor, 13.2 ± 4.3 - 11.1 ± 3.3 for axis major, respectively). No significant changes were observed in the control group.
Exercises stimulating the vestibular organ, such as those described herein, should be a part of efforts to improve balance in older people.
背景/目的：本研究旨在评估一项专门针对前庭器官设计的锻炼计划是否能改善60岁以上女性参与者的姿势稳定性。
28名年龄在60岁至76岁之间的健康女性志愿者被分为一组（n = 15）进行前庭刺激锻炼，或分为对照组（n = 13）进行传统训练锻炼。在3个月的时间里，训练课程（每次约45分钟）每周进行两次。对两组在训练前后的以下参数进行分析：稳定图椭圆面积和半径、稳定图总长度以及视觉检查指标（睁眼）。
在无视觉控制（闭眼）情况下，稳定图椭圆面积和半径的结果显示，实验组在训练方案前后的值存在统计学显著差异（椭圆面积分别为74.8±51.6 - 54.5±42.5，短轴分别为6.6±2.8 - 5.8±2.8，长轴分别为13.2±4.3 - 11.1±3.3）。对照组未观察到显著变化。
刺激前庭器官的锻炼，如本文所述的那些锻炼，应该成为改善老年人平衡能力努力的一部分。
