Hamdollah Hadi and Jafar Ali Ghaderi
Postural control, stability and the prevalence of falls leading to injury are topics of great concern within the olderadult population. It has been suggested that exercise efficiently hinders these age related disorders, significantly reducing falling risk. The purpose of this study is to consider the effect of Balance training on dynamic postural control in active elderly males. 20 subjects with average and standard deviation age of 56.26±3.24yr, weight 65.13±3.94kg and height 165.56±3.28cm were randomized to two trial groups. The subjects were randomized consecutively into two Groups: the group submitted for the Balance Training Program (Intervention Group) for the six week and with 3 sessions per week, consisting of 10 subjects; and the Control group, consisting of 10 subjects without intervention. Dynamic postural control was evaluated in all subjects, before and at the end of the trial, with using the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT). Descriptive statistics, Paired sample t-test, and t-test for independent groups used to analyze the data (P≤0/05). Significant differences were seen between pre and post reaching distance using SEBT after the applying balance training program for practice group in all directions of SEBT. However the results not showed any difference between pre and post reaching distance in SEBT for control group. Balance specifically considering the methods of this study could be implemented for older adults
