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:: Volume 7, Issue 3 (9-2013) ::
mrj 2013, 7(3): 11-17 Back to browse issues page
Randomized Clinical Trial of manual static stretch and massage of the feet and ankle joints on balance of male elderlies
Hossein Safakheil1 , Gholam Reza Olyaei * 2, Mehdi Abdolvahab1 , Parvin Raji1 , Behrooz Attarbashi1 , Ahmad Reza Baghestani3 , Seyed Ali Molaee
1- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2- Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Olyaeigh@sina.tums.ac.ir
3- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Scinces
Abstract:   (12983 Views)

Background and Aim: Improving the affecting factors of balance could be a critical procedure in managing the elderly's balance dysfunction. The goal of this study is to find out how and to which amount a prolonged period of stretch and massage impact on elderly's balance. Materials and Methods: In this RCT study with a simple randomized case selection, 205 normal subjects screened and after that, 18 subject (74.6 5.45 Years) for intervention group and 17 (75.8± 4.27 Years) subjects for control group contributed for the study. The procedure was 15 sessions in 5 weeks (3 sessions per week). Each session last about 1 hour. Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed Up and Go (TUG) were used for evaluation of balance.

Results: Using by SPSS-19 software and after independent T-test, significant differences in balance scales were found between the intervention and the control groups (p<0.05).

Conclusion: According to present evidence, stretch and massage are significantly effective on elderly's balance function. 

Keywords: Balance, Manual stretch, Elderly, Massage
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2012/03/10 | Accepted: 2012/05/28 | Published: 2013/08/27
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Safakheil H, Olyaei G R, Abdolvahab M, Raji P, Attarbashi B, Baghestani A R et al . Randomized Clinical Trial of manual static stretch and massage of the feet and ankle joints on balance of male elderlies. mrj 2013; 7 (3) :11-17
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