Abstract
Background and Study Aim. It was aimed to measure the effects of single-leg stance on measuring the individual postural limits and balance skills of elderly adults.
 Material and Methods. The present study involved a total of 360 elderly adults aged between 70 and 80 years. The participants were divided into two groups as 187 individuals in experiment group (99 women / 88 men) and 173 individuals in control (94 women / 79 men). In measuring the risk of fall and balance skills, the Functional Reach Test, Timed up and go Test, and Single Leg Stance Test were used. The participants in experiment group were asked to stand on one foot for a total of 4 minutes (2 minutes in morning and 2 minutes in evening) every day while brushing their teeth for 50 weeks. Since the data showed normal distribution, the independent samples t-test was used in determining the intergroup difference, whereas the dependent sample t-test was used in determining the intragroup pretest-posttest difference.
 Results. It was determined that there was a significant relationship between elderly adults’ balance skills and 4-min/day single-leg stance practice (p<0.05). In all the tests, it was found that the balance skills of women and men have improved and men had better values in comparison to women.
 Conclusion. It is thought that, via simple procedures such as lifting up one foot while brushing the teeth, the balance skills of elderly adults can be improved, the risk of fall can be reduced. They can be supported in terms of living an independent life.
Highlights
It was aimed to measure the effects of single-leg stance on measuring the individual postural limits and and Study Aim balance skills of elderly adults
They can be supported in terms of living an independent life. toothbrushing, elderly adults, balance, risk of fall, measurement, timing
According to the statistical analysis of intragroup comparisons in experiment group, in which the 4 min/day (2 minutes in morning and 2 minutes in evening) single leg stance practice was applied while brushing teeth at home for 50 weeks, no statistically significant difference was observed in TUG test among women in experiment group (p>0.05), it was determined that there were statistically significant differences in pretest-posttest comparisons in all the remaining tests (FRT, eyes open right leg, eyes open left leg, eyes closed right leg, eyes closed left leg) (p
Summary
The present study involved a total of 360 elderly adults aged between 70 and 80 years. The participants in experiment group were asked to stand on one foot for a total of 4 minutes (2 minutes in morning and 2 minutes in evening) every day while brushing their teeth for 50 weeks. The present study involved a total of 360 elderly adults divided into two groups as 187 individuals in experiment group (99 women /88 men) and 173 individuals in control (94 women/79 men). The individuals having dizziness, severe balance problem, bone loss, stroke, concurrently participating in another sportive test, having physical disorder preventing the independent movement capacity, having amputation history, and showing symptoms preventing single-leg stance were not involved in the study. The participants were asked to stand on one foot during tooth brushing (2 minutes in morning and 2 minutes in evening) for 50 weeks. The same practice was repeated while brushing their teeth in evening
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