Effectiveness of Frenkel's balance exercises on elderly people

The objectives of this experimental study were to check the effectiveness of Frenkel's exercises using timed up and go test and Limits ofstability component of Balance Master and to compare the effects of conventional exercises with Frenkel's exercises on randomly selected 30 elderly people, age varying from 60 years to 70 years of both the sexes. The subjects of the study were randomly allocated into two groups; the control and experimental group. Both the groups were pre-assessed and the control group was explained home-based exercises and the experimental group was given Frenkel's exercises for four weeks and four days in a week and were assessed after four weeks ofintervention by TUG and LOS. It was found that the experimental group showed statistically significant improvement in balance using TUG where p<0.05 but not much difference was found between the control and experimental group in LOS. Based on the present findings, it may be concluded that Frenkel's exercises were effective in improving balance using the Timed Up and Go test. It helped in increasing reaction time and improving gait speed in the elderly population thereby preventing falls whereas Frenkel's can be clinically useful in improving limits of stability but not much difference was seen. Conventional exercises did not show satisfactory results in both TUG and LOS.