The Effectiveness of Core Strength Training to Improve Functional Mobility and Balance in Geriatric Population: A Literature Review

Nithya Narayanan Kutty

doi:10.31031/oproj.2021.09.000701

Abstract

Orthopedic Research Online Journal The Effectiveness of Core Strength Training to Improve Functional Mobility and Balance in Geriatric Population: A Literature Review Manjusha K1, Nithya Narayanan Kutty2* and Shilpa Chandran3 1Post Graduate Student MPT, Cooperative Institute of Health Sciences, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Cooperative Institute of Health Sciences, India 3Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Cooperative Institute of Health Sciences, India *Corresponding author:Nithya Narayanan Kutty, Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Cooperative Institute of Health Sciences, India Submission: September 20, 2021;Published: September 28, 2021 DOI: 10.31031/OPROJ.2021.09.000701 ISSN: 2576-8875 Volume9 Issue1

Highlights

Core provides proximal stability for distal mobility
Core stabilization exercises had significant improvement on balance. It seems that strengthening the muscles in the central area of the body leads to maintaining balance in the elderly during daily activities
There is a great participation of the trunk muscles, mainly of the endurance, for activities that involve everyday actions

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Introduction

Core provides proximal stability for distal mobility. Core strength training has a vital role in the improvement of functional Mobility and balance in geriatric Population. Objective: To establish or review existing studies evaluating the effectiveness of core strength training to improve functional mobility and dynamic balance in geriatric population. Methodology: Various articles from following databases like PubMed, Google scholar, science Direct, research gate Retrieved through a search by using keywords, core strength training, functional mobility, balance, geriatric Population. Conclusion: The present literature review concludes that core strength training is beneficial to improve functional mobility and balance in geriatric population. Functional Mobility is the most studied and most relevant physical ability affecting quality of life with strong prognostic value for disability and survival. Slower walking speed (most commonly assessed using usual walking speed achieved during a timed walk test over a short distance) and other

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