To Study the Efficacy of Tactile Strengthening of Muscles on Postural Sway and Balance

Nidhi et al worked to study the efficacy of tactile strengthening of muscles on postural sway and balance by giving tactile stimulation through vibrator to the subjects concomitantly on sternocleidomastoid & tibialis posterior and scalenii & tibalis anterior daily for 3 sec. each group, for six days. On day six, same procedure of 3 cm displacement anteriorly and posteriorly and then 6 cm displacement anteriorly and posteriorly, is repeated to record the post test readings for all the outcome measures on the data collection chart. The conclusion of the study was that the tactile strengthening of muscles is effective in improving balance and postural sway in normal subjects.