The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of dynamic trunk exercises and isometric trunk exercises on gait in elderly people. [Subjects] This study randomly allocated 20 elderly people to an isometric trunk exercise group (n=10) and a dynamic trunk exercise group (n=10). The exercises wer...

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Main Authors:	Kim, Nyeon-Jun, Kim, Ji-Sung, Wang, Joong-San, Park, Joo-Hyun, Choi, Jung-Hyun
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499961/

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spelling	pubmed-44999612015-07-15 The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people Kim, Nyeon-Jun Kim, Ji-Sung Wang, Joong-San Park, Joo-Hyun Choi, Jung-Hyun Original Article The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of dynamic trunk exercises and isometric trunk exercises on gait in elderly people. [Subjects] This study randomly allocated 20 elderly people to an isometric trunk exercise group (n=10) and a dynamic trunk exercise group (n=10). The exercises were performed for 30 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks. Gait speed, stride length, cadence, and step width were measured at a normal pace using GAITRite. All groups were evaluated before and after 12 weeks. [Results] The isometric exercise group showed a significant change in gait velocity, cadence, and left and right step lengths. The dynamic trunk exercise group showed a significant change in gait velocity, cadence, left and right step lengths, left and right step times, and left and right stride lengths. Moreover, a comparison of the exercise effect between the two groups showed a significant difference in gait velocity. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises have a positive effect on gait function in elderly people. In particular, isometric trunk exercises are recommended to promote gait velocity. The Society of Physical Therapy Science 2015-06-30 2015-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4499961/ /pubmed/26180298 http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.27.1685 Text en 2015©by the Society of Physical Therapy Science. Published by IPEC Inc. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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author	Kim, Nyeon-Jun Kim, Ji-Sung Wang, Joong-San Park, Joo-Hyun Choi, Jung-Hyun
spellingShingle	Kim, Nyeon-Jun Kim, Ji-Sung Wang, Joong-San Park, Joo-Hyun Choi, Jung-Hyun The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
author_facet	Kim, Nyeon-Jun Kim, Ji-Sung Wang, Joong-San Park, Joo-Hyun Choi, Jung-Hyun
author_sort	Kim, Nyeon-Jun
title	The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
title_short	The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
title_full	The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
title_fullStr	The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
title_full_unstemmed	The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
title_sort	effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people
description	The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of dynamic trunk exercises and isometric trunk exercises on gait in elderly people. [Subjects] This study randomly allocated 20 elderly people to an isometric trunk exercise group (n=10) and a dynamic trunk exercise group (n=10). The exercises were performed for 30 minutes three times a week for 12 weeks. Gait speed, stride length, cadence, and step width were measured at a normal pace using GAITRite. All groups were evaluated before and after 12 weeks. [Results] The isometric exercise group showed a significant change in gait velocity, cadence, and left and right step lengths. The dynamic trunk exercise group showed a significant change in gait velocity, cadence, left and right step lengths, left and right step times, and left and right stride lengths. Moreover, a comparison of the exercise effect between the two groups showed a significant difference in gait velocity. [Conclusion] The results of this study suggest that isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises have a positive effect on gait function in elderly people. In particular, isometric trunk exercises are recommended to promote gait velocity.
publisher	The Society of Physical Therapy Science
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url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4499961/
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The effects of isometric trunk exercises and dynamic trunk exercises on gait in elderly people

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