Abstract
Study Objective: To find out the effectiveness of yoga based exercise therapy program on Balance,Mobility and Gait speed in institutional living older adults.Design: Pre and Post- test experimental designSetting: Daivadan old age home, Chethimattom, Kottayam, KeralaSubjects: 30 male older adults, they are divided into Group A and B with 15 subjects eachMeasurement: After measuring Balance, Mobility and Gait speed scores Group A was given their normalexercise along with Yoga which includes several Asanas and Pranayamas. Group B continue with theirnormal exercise and they had not undergone any yoga. The treatment duration was 6 days in a week for atotal period of 4 weeksResult: The results showed that there was a significant result in Balance, Mobility and Gait speed scores forthe older adults received Yoga based exercise therapy programConclusion: The study’s results show that Yoga based exercise therapy program when added to standard careimproves Balance, Mobility and Gait speed in old aged adults and enhance fall preventions in comparisonto conventional exercise alone
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