GV237 : The effect of 6 weeks of walking training with rhythmic feedback on RMS of the lower extremities of the elderly
Thesis > Central Library of Shahrood University > Physical Education > MSc > 2021
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Abstarct: Walking is one of the most basic human movements. It changes with age and can predict movement disorders in the elderly. Aging refers to biological and time-related processes, these changes are influenced by sensory-motor and cognitive mechanisms. Increased attention to organs during simple and automatic activities such as walking is one of the results of aging changes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a walking training course with rhythmic auditory and visual stimuli as an external attention on the muscles of the lower limbs in the elderly, to eliminate attention to the joints and muscles while walking and activate the cognitive system. As a preventive factor in the development of disorders in old age. Methods: 48 elderly men and women between the ages (60 to 75 years) participated in this study voluntarily without lower limb problems and gait disorders. They were randomly divided into 2 control groups (walking without intervention, without exercise) and 2 experimental groups (walking with auditory rhythmic stimulation, walking with visual rhythmic stimulation). For the initial evaluation, the muscles: anterior tibia, horseshoe, biceps, internal wide and external wide, normal walking during 90 seconds in pre-test and post-test were examined. Exercises for 6 weeks, 3 sessions per week, each The week was 20 minutes. Data analysis was performed by parametric analysis of covariance at the significant level of 0.05. Results: The results showed that 6 weeks of walking with rhythmic auditory and visual stimuli significantly reduced and increased the RMS of the anterior and plantar muscles in the elderly, respectively. However, both rhythmic and auditory stimuli had no significant effect on RMS of external and internal extensor muscles as well as biceps. Results: The results show that 6 weeks of walking training with rhythmic auditory and visual stimuli had a significant effect on the RMS of a number of lower limb muscles. It is motor control and the ineffectiveness of large proximal muscles in providing this external stimulus may indicate the need for stronger and more specific stimuli to improve the electromyographic activity of these muscles. The present results can suggest the need to divide the exercise design process in the exercise planning of the elderly to separate these two muscle groups (distal and proximal).
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#Electromyography #RMS #Aging #Rhythmic stimulation #External attention Keeping place: Central Library of Shahrood University
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