Thompson Lara A, Savadkoohi Marzieh, de Paiva Gabriel Velluto, Augusto Renno Brusamolin Joao, Guise Jelani, Suh Pius, Guerrero Pablo Sanchez
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2020 Jul;2020:3811-3814. doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175715.
With the massive growth of the aging population worldwide, of utmost importance is reducing falls. Critical to reducing fall risk is one's ability to weight incoming sensory information towards maintaining balance. The purpose of this research was to investigate if simple, targeted sensory training on aging individuals (50 - 80 years old), including twelve healthy and eight individuals with chronic stroke, could improve their balance. Repeated sensory training targeted visual (via eyesopen/closed) and somatosensory inputs (via light touch to the fingertip as well as hard, soft foam, and hard foam support surfaces to the feet) during standing and dynamic base-ofsupport (BOS) exercises. Study participants underwent six weeks of training. Prior to and post training, standing balance was assessed via a simple, clinical measure: the balance error scoring system (BESS). Following several weeks of training, participants showed significant improvements in BESS errors: healthy participants for small BOS with limited somatosensory information (i.e., tandem and single-leg standing on foam) and participants with stroke in all conditions.Clinical Relevance- This research study demonstrated that simple, accessible exercises, can positively impact balance in the aging population, a pressing need.
随着全球老龄化人口的大量增长，减少跌倒至关重要。降低跌倒风险的关键在于个人权衡传入感官信息以维持平衡的能力。本研究的目的是调查针对老年人（50 - 80岁）进行简单、有针对性的感官训练，包括12名健康老人和8名慢性中风患者，是否能改善他们的平衡能力。在站立和动态支撑面（BOS）练习期间，重复进行有针对性的感官训练，针对视觉（通过睁眼/闭眼）和体感输入（通过轻触指尖以及用硬、软泡沫和硬泡沫支撑面接触脚部）。研究参与者接受了六周的训练。在训练前后，通过一种简单的临床测量方法：平衡误差评分系统（BESS）来评估站立平衡。经过几周的训练后，参与者在BESS误差方面有显著改善：健康参与者在体感信息有限的小支撑面（即单脚和双脚串联站在泡沫上）情况下，以及中风患者在所有情况下。临床意义——本研究表明，简单、易操作的练习可以对老龄化人口的平衡产生积极影响，这是一项迫切需求。
