Effectiveness of Prorioceptive training over strength training in improving the balance of geriatrics subject with impaired balance

This is an experimental study with same subject design.

Proprioceptive training and strengthening exercises is a promising therapy to improve the balance in geriatrics subjects with impaired balance. The study intended to find out the effectiveness of Proprioceptive training and strength training exercises on balance of the geriatrics subjects and which of them is more effective.

30 elderly subjects with impaired balance were selected and randomly divided in two groups. Group A was treated with Proprioceptive training, Group B was treated with strengthening training for 13 week. Both group were assessed with Timed up and Go scale and Berg balance scale at the end of 13 week. The result was statically analyzed using dependent t-test for significance between the two groups.

After a 13-week training period, the ‘t’ test values were found significant with values 2.3565 & 2.3748 for TUG&BBS score respectively stating that there is significant effect when using Proprioceptive training than giving strength training for improving balance in geriatric subject with impaired balance

Improving balance of geriatric subjects by Proprioceptive training showed better improvements in balance than strength training.