Authors :
RAJAMEENA.R
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 9 - September
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/43w8unru
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8376551
Abstract :
Balance, one of the intricate activities to
perform, but aging greatly affects the performance of
this complex movement. As we age, the ability to
maintain our position in the environment deteriorates. In
addition to aging, exercise experiences have effect in
ability to maintain balance. This study is conducted to
record and test how visual-cue training improves balance
between people who regularly perform salah and those
who doesn’t. Total of 40 elderly men and women, aged 60
to75, with berg balance scores of 40- 45, normal
cognitive function (MMSE >24), who regularly perform
salah in all the positions, five-times-per-day, for at least
three months, are grouped in one group, while 20 people
from the second group do not engage in any specific
balance training. After obtaining the informed consent
both groups underwent a 4-week, 30-minute-per-day, 4-
times-per-week course of visual-cue training, and post-
training assessment was taken for both groups. These
pre-training and post-training values are statistically
analysed and tabulated. Statistics reveals a significant
difference between those who do and those who do not
perform salah (P<0.05), and individual group analysis
additionally demonstrates a significant change in pre-
training and post-training values with P<0.001. Based on
the findings, performing visual cue training activities has
a favourable impact on balance, while practicing salah
has minimal effect on balance.
Keywords :
Balance, Visual-Cue Training, Elderly Population.
Balance, one of the intricate activities to
perform, but aging greatly affects the performance of
this complex movement. As we age, the ability to
maintain our position in the environment deteriorates. In
addition to aging, exercise experiences have effect in
ability to maintain balance. This study is conducted to
record and test how visual-cue training improves balance
between people who regularly perform salah and those
who doesn’t. Total of 40 elderly men and women, aged 60
to75, with berg balance scores of 40- 45, normal
cognitive function (MMSE >24), who regularly perform
salah in all the positions, five-times-per-day, for at least
three months, are grouped in one group, while 20 people
from the second group do not engage in any specific
balance training. After obtaining the informed consent
both groups underwent a 4-week, 30-minute-per-day, 4-
times-per-week course of visual-cue training, and post-
training assessment was taken for both groups. These
pre-training and post-training values are statistically
analysed and tabulated. Statistics reveals a significant
difference between those who do and those who do not
perform salah (P<0.05), and individual group analysis
additionally demonstrates a significant change in pre-
training and post-training values with P<0.001. Based on
the findings, performing visual cue training activities has
a favourable impact on balance, while practicing salah
has minimal effect on balance.
Keywords :
Balance, Visual-Cue Training, Elderly Population.
