Department of Physiotherapy, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
To compare the effect of lower limb strengthening with trunk muscle strengthening on balance in elderly.
Quasi experimental design.
Prayas old age home, Jalandhar.
24 Elderly subjects of both sexes in age group of 60–80 years and having functional reach less than 10 were selected by convenient sampling method and assigned in to two groups.
Trunk muscle strengthening was given to Group A and lower limb muscle strengthening was given to Group B, for 30 minutes/4 days a week/one month.
Subjects muscle strength and functional reach were assessed on day 0 and then on 30th day in the same environmental condition.
The Analysis reveals that there is significant effect in trunk and lower limb muscle strengthening on functional reach and muscle strength in elderly population. However the improvement in functional reach between Group A and Group B fail to achieve the significance.
Elderly, Balance, Trunk muscle strength training, lower limb strength training
