Effects of High-Frequency Proprioceptive Training on Single Stance Stability in Older Adults: Implications for Fall Prevention
Table 4
Static single stance test.
Groups
Gender
Condition
SI baseline (%)
SI best (%)
Delta (pp)
p
95 % CI
HPT
Women
EO
64.6 ± 24.1
79.3 ± 14.2
14.7
<0.005
6.01–23.28
EC
36.1 ± 14.8
53.1 ± 17 .1
17.0
<0.001
9.53–24.54
Men
EO
74.0 ± 16.7
86.7 ± 6.6
12.7
<0.01
4.1–21.28
EC
38.3 ± 15.3
54.7 ± 11.4
16.4
<0.001
8.66–24.22
Treadmill
Women
EO
66.3 ± 19.8
71.8 ± 15.4
5.5
0.103
-1.36–12.38
EC
37.2 ± 12.7
36.0 ± 13.9
-1.2
0.517
-5.40–2.92
Men
EO
74.3 ± 20.4
70.6 ± 19.1
-3.7
0.099
-8.28–0.86
EC
37.9 ± 12.6
37.6 ± 10.6
-0.3
0.866
-4.05–4.47
No intervention
Women
EO
73.1 ± 20.2
74.6 ± 14.4
1.5
0.687
-6.64–9.64
EC
37.3 ± 15.9
34.9 ± 15.9
-2.4
0.547
-10.98–6.22
Men
EO
65.9 ± 18.6
67.8 ± 17.1
1.9
0.534
-4.74–8.54
EC
36.3 ± 17.7
31.9 ± 15.2
-4.4
0.167
-11.12-2.24
Significant improvements in proprioceptive control (EC) and postural control (EO) after 6 weeks of high-frequency proprioceptive training. SI = stability index; EO = eyes open (marker of postural control); EC = eyes closed (marker of proprioceptive control); pp = percentage point; CI = confidence interval; HPT = high-frequency proprioceptive training.
