The relationship between trunk muscle thickness and static postural balance in older adults

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Tarih

2020

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Human Kinetics Publ Inc

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

Trunk muscles are required for safety of movement in aging. The authors aimed to investigate the relationship between trunk muscle thickness and the static postural balance in older adults. A total of 31 females and 23 males with a mean age of 73.39 +/- 6.09 completed the study. The thickness of the trunk muscles was determined with ultrasound imaging. Postural balance was assessed with force plate. There was a positive weak correlation between right and left upper rectus abdominis muscle thickness and anterior stability area (p < .05, r> .3). The negative and moderate correlation was determined between the left lower rectus abdominis and the perturbated stability sway value (p < .01, r> .5). The increase in trunk muscle thickness in older adults increases the postural stability area and decreases the postural sway especially in the mediolateral direction.

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Rectus Abdominis, Stability Area, Sway Area

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Journal Of Aging And Physical Activity

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Q3

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Q2

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28

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2

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