Parsaee Sajad, Shohani Masoumeh, Jalilian Mohsen
Shahid Chamran University Ahvaz, Iran.
Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2023 Mar 15;9:23337214231159760. doi: 10.1177/23337214231159760. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
The aim of this study was investigating the effect of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on static and dynamic balance of inactive older adults. Twenty-four older adults participated in this study. All participants underwent static and dynamic balance tests. In the Experimental group, anode electrode was positioned at the O point in the cerebellum and cathode electrode was positioned on the left eye socket (FP1). In the control group, the anode and cathode electrodes were positioned at O and FP1 points, respectively, but the current stimulation was stopped after 30 s. Then, the posttest was performed. Data analysis was done using MANCOVA. There was a significant difference between the Experimental and control groups in static balance ( = .12) and dynamic balance ( = .18) and the performance was better in the experimental group. It can be concluded that tDCS can improve static and dynamic balance in inactive older adults.
本研究的目的是调查小脑经颅直流电刺激(tDCS)对不活动的老年人静态和动态平衡的影响。24名老年人参与了本研究。所有参与者都接受了静态和动态平衡测试。在实验组中,阳极电极置于小脑的O点,阴极电极置于左眼窝(FP1)。在对照组中,阳极和阴极电极分别置于O点和FP1点,但电流刺激在30秒后停止。然后进行后测。使用多变量协方差分析进行数据分析。实验组和对照组在静态平衡(=0.12)和动态平衡(=0.18)方面存在显著差异,且实验组的表现更好。可以得出结论,tDCS可以改善不活动老年人的静态和动态平衡。