Elderly people Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment E
Conditions
Interventions
The programme consist of body scan,
movement guided by CD for 30 minutes,
for 8 weeks and continuous to practice another 8 weeks. ,The programme consist of listening to music,
relaxation technique,
and swing arm exercise guided by CD for 30 minutes,
for 8 weeks and continuous to practice another 8 weeks.
Experimental Behavioral,Experimental Behavioral
Mindfulness movement therapy programme ,Active control
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Department of Physical Therapy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
55 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Participants’ age range is between 55 to 65 years old. - Participants’ scores on mini–mental state examination: Thai version (MMSE – Thai 2002) should be ≥ 14 who did not study, ≥ 17 who studied primary school, and ≥ 22 who studied higher than primary school. - Participants have to pass all five criteria of standardized screening for healthy elderly people. - Participants will be required to pass a safety screening questionnaire for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participants that had any other neurological illness (Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, stroke) - Participants that had shoulder pain and frozen shoulder. - Participants that had an epilepsy, history or family history of seizures. - Participants that take any drug that might lower seizure threshold. - Participants that had an intracranial metallic or magnetic pieces (such as skull plates, cochlear implants, an internal pulse generator or medication pumps) - Participants that had heart pacemaker - Participants that had alcoholism.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Jebsen Hand Function Test 8 weeks All mentioned activities will be recorded for their time used by stop watch. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| motor threshold, motor-evoked potential, and central motor conduction time 8 weeks single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactWeeranan Yaemrattanakul
Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University
Outcome results
None listed