Agility Exercise, Balance Stability, Fall Prevention, Physical Function, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
Conditions
Keywords
postmenopausal osteoporosis, agility exercise, physical function, multi-component exercise, fall prevention
Brief summary
Osteoporosis weakens bones with age, increasing fracture risk. Exercise improves physical function and reduces falls, crucial for preventing osteoporotic fractures, especially with balance, resistance, and multi-component training. Agility exercise, integrating various aspects like aerobic, strength, balance, and cognitive tasks, is promising for fall prevention in older adults, though its effectiveness in osteoporosis is not extensively studied. This study compares agility and resistance exercise impacts on physical function and balance stability in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Fifty-one women (average age: 68±6.3y, BMI: 22.3±2.7 kg/m2) were divided into agility exercise (AG), resistance exercise (RG), and control groups (CG) through purposive sampling. AG and RG received added intervention training once a week for 2 hours over 12 weeks. Main outcomes included physical function and balance stability measured through various tests.
Detailed description
Main activities of agility training group (AG): Use rope ladders and cones to perform multiple tasks of direction changes, acceleration and deceleration of footsteps, hand and foot coordination and spatial orientation training. Main activities of resistance training group (AG): Resistance training for upper and lower limb muscles and core muscles, including squats, use of elastic bands, and simple bars.
Interventions
BIOLOGICALPhysical training of agility
A grouped training for older adults in the community. The training classed lasted for 12 weeks, one session a week for 120 mins, and are under instructed by a trained experienced sport instructor. Use rope ladders and cones to perform multiple tasks of direction changes, acceleration and deceleration of footsteps, hand and foot coordination and spatial orientation training,
BIOLOGICALPhysical training of resistance
A grouped training for older adults in the community. The training classed lasted for 12 weeks, one session a week for 120 mins, and are under instructed by a trained experienced sport instructor. Resistance training for upper and lower limb muscles and core muscles, including squats, use of elastic bands, and simple bars
Sponsors
Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Non-randomized, quasi-experimental design.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* women with osteoporosis( diagnosed with DXA, T-score≦-2.5 in L-spine or hip) * postmenopausal, more than 50 years old,
Exclusion criteria
* unable to attend the training sessions due to physical problems * had joined previous exercise program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical function of upper limb strength | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | arm curl in 30 secs |
| Physical function of upper limbs strength | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | Hand grip |
| Physical function of lower limbs | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | Walking speed |
| Physical function of dynamic balance | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | Up and go test |
| Physical function of static balance | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | One leg stand test |
| Stability index | after the completed training course, about 12 weeks | Biodex balance system device |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed