TY - JOUR
A2 - Shukitt-Hale, Barbara
AU - Raeissadat, Seyed Ahmad
AU - Sedighipour, Leyla
AU - Pournajaf, Safura
AU - Vahab Kashani, Reza
AU - Sadeghi, Shahram
PY - 2014
DA - 2014/03/06
TI - Effect of Posture Training with Weighted Kypho-Orthosis (WKO) on Improving Balance in Women with Osteoporosis
SP - 427903
VL - 2014
AB - Objectives. To determine the effect of weighted kypho-orthosis (WKO) on improving balance in women with osteoporosis. In this nonrandomized controlled clinical trial, 31 patients with osteoporosis were included. The patients were assigned to two groups: (1) control group who received 4-week home-based daily exercise program including weight bearing, back strengthening, and balance exercises and (2) intervention group (WKO) who performed aforementioned exercises and wore WKO for one hour twice a day. Patients were assessed using clinical balance tests (timed up and go test, functional reach test, and unilateral balance test) before and 4 weeks after start of treatment. Results. Functional reach and timed up and go test were improved significantly in both groups compared to baseline. The improvement in intervention group was more significant in comparison to control group (P<0.05). Discussion. Posture training with WKO together with exercise program improved two clinical balance tests in women with osteoporosis. Conclusion. Posture training support (PTS) applied as WKO together with back extension exercises can be prescribed as an intervention in elderly women in order to reduce the risk of falling.
SN - 2090-2204
UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/427903
DO - 10.1155/2014/427903
JF - Journal of Aging Research
PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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