Ojukwu Chidiebele Petronilla, Nnyaba Izuchukwu Simeon, Ede Stephen Sunday, Okemuo Adaora Justina, Enebe Judith Amaka
Department of Medical Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria.
Department of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, Evangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi, Nigeria.
Libyan J Med. 2025 Dec;20(1):2438513. doi: 10.1080/19932820.2024.2438513. Epub 2024 Dec 6.
Balance issues have been reported to be common among females with overweight or obesity with associated fall risks. Despite the increasing reports of the negative impacts of obesity on balance and cognition, there is a scarcity of research aimed at evaluating effective interventions. To examine the effects of rebound exercises on cognition and balance among females with overweight and obesity. This Quasi-experimental study used the purposive sampling method to recruit 20 female students (aged 17-35 years) with overweight and obese at the Evangel University Akaeze, Ebonyi State Nigeria. Rebound exercise intervention was administered to all participants at the gym for 30 minutes in each session, three times a week for six weeks, while their cognitive performances, stationary balance, and dynamic balance were measured pre-and post-trial using Trail Marking Test Apparatuses, Unilateral Pedal Tests, and Meter Backward Walk Test respectively. There was a significant ( < 0.001) difference in the participants' cognition values across weeks 1, 3, and 6 with a progressive improvement over time. There was also a significant ( < 0.05) difference in the participants' static and dynamic balance values across weeks 1, 3, and 6 with a progressive improvement in balance performance over time. Rebound exercise significantly improved the cognition and balance of females with overweight or obese. This finding suggests a promising intervention to improve balance and cognitive-related problems in this population. Registered retrospectively in the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry, identification number for the registry is PACTR202405746557031. Dated 2 May 2024.
据报道，超重或肥胖女性中平衡问题很常见，且存在相关跌倒风险。尽管关于肥胖对平衡和认知的负面影响的报道越来越多，但旨在评估有效干预措施的研究却很匮乏。为了研究反弹运动对超重和肥胖女性认知和平衡的影响。这项准实验研究采用目的抽样法，在尼日利亚埃邦伊州阿凯泽的伊曼纽尔大学招募了20名超重和肥胖的女学生（年龄在17 - 35岁之间）。所有参与者在健身房进行反弹运动干预，每次训练30分钟，每周三次，共六周，同时分别在试验前后使用轨迹标记测试仪、单侧踏板测试和向后一米步行测试来测量她们的认知表现、静态平衡和动态平衡。在第1周、第3周和第6周，参与者的认知值存在显著差异（<0.001），且随时间逐渐改善。在第1周、第3周和第6周，参与者的静态和动态平衡值也存在显著差异（<0.05），平衡表现随时间逐渐改善。反弹运动显著改善了超重或肥胖女性的认知和平衡。这一发现表明了一种有前景的干预措施，可改善该人群的平衡和认知相关问题。该研究已在泛非临床试验注册中心进行回顾性注册，注册识别号为PACTR202405746557031。日期为2024年5月2日。
