Effect of a 4-week Theraband Exercise with PNF Pattern on Improving Mobility, Balance and Fear of Fall in Community-Dwelling Elderly | Zendy

Wong YH Candace | Zendy; Cheung KW Kennis | Zendy; Ko YC Evelyn | Zendy; Tse HC Jeffrey | Zendy; Law YL Margaret | Zendy; Seong-Soo Hwang | Zendy; Ngai PC Shirley | Zendy

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Effect of a 4-week Theraband Exercise with PNF Pattern on Improving Mobility, Balance and Fear of Fall in Community-Dwelling Elderly

Author(s) -

Wong YH Candace,

Cheung KW Kennis,

Ko YC Evelyn,

Tse HC Jeffrey,

Law YL Margaret,

Seong-Soo Hwang,

Ngai PC Shirley

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the korean society of physical medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2287-7215

pISSN - 1975-311X

DOI - 10.13066/kspm.2017.12.4.73

Subject(s) - balance (ability) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , gerontology , fear of falling , physical therapy , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , medical emergency

PURPOSE: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) has been shown to improve body function and activity/participation in people with functional dysfunctions. This study evaluates if active exercise using theraband in PNF pattern may induce similar benefits as exercise using manual PNF pattern performed by physiotherapists on promoting mobility, balance and fear of fall in community-dwelling elderly. METHODS: Twenty-three community-dwelling elderly with independent activities of daily living were recruited and randomly allocated into either PNF group exercise in PNF pattern by trained physiotherapists or Theraband-PNF (T-PNF) group exercise using theraband in PNF pattern, for an hour, twice weekly for 4 weeks. Functional outcomes such as Timed Up and Go test, Elderly Mobility Scale, Berg

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