Lee DongGeon, Kim HaNa, An HyunJi, Jang JiEun, Hong SoungKyun, Jung SunHye, Lee Kyeongbong, Choi Myong-Ryol, Lee Kyung-Hee, Lee GyuChang
Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Kyungnam University, Republic of Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, Kyungnam University: 7 Kyungnamdaehak-ro, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51767, Republic of Korea.
J Phys Ther Sci. 2018 Feb;30(2):252-257. doi: 10.1589/jpts.30.252. Epub 2018 Feb 20.
[Purpose] The purpose of the present study was to compare the postural sway of healthy adults standing on different types of balance pads. [Subjects and Methods] Nine healthy adults participated in this study. Postural body sway was measured while participants were standing on four different types of balance pads: Balance-pad Elite (BE), Aero-Step XL (AS), Dynair Ballkissen Senso (DBS), and Dynair Ballkissen XXL Meditation and Yoga (DBMY). A Wii Balance Board interfaced with Balancia software was used to measure postural body sway. [Results] In the sway velocity, sway path length, and sway area, no significant differences were found between baseline conditions (participants were standing on the floor with no balance pad) and the use of the BE or AS. However, significant increases in all parameters were found comparing baseline conditions to the use of either Dynair balance pad. Furthermore, the use of either Dynair balance pad significantly increased postural sway compared to both the BE and the AS. [Conclusion] These findings suggest that the DBS and DBMY balance pads may serve as superior tools for providing unstable condition for balance training than the BE and the AS balance pads.
[目的]本研究旨在比较健康成年人站在不同类型平衡垫上时的姿势摇摆情况。[对象与方法]九名健康成年人参与了本研究。在参与者站在四种不同类型的平衡垫上时测量身体姿势摇摆：平衡垫精英版（BE）、航空步XL（AS）、迪耐尔感统球垫（DBS）和迪耐尔加大冥想瑜伽球垫（DBMY）。使用与Balancia软件连接的Wii平衡板来测量身体姿势摇摆。[结果]在摇摆速度、摇摆路径长度和摇摆面积方面，基线条件（参与者站在无平衡垫的地面上）与使用BE或AS时相比，未发现显著差异。然而，将基线条件与使用任何一种迪耐尔平衡垫进行比较时，所有参数均有显著增加。此外，与BE和AS相比，使用任何一种迪耐尔平衡垫都会显著增加姿势摇摆。[结论]这些发现表明，与BE和AS平衡垫相比，DBS和DBMY平衡垫可能是为平衡训练提供不稳定条件的更优工具。
