TY - JOUR AU - Phakdepiboon, Thitiporn AU - Chira-Adisai, Waree PY - 2015/12/29 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Efficacy of Treadmill Walking Training on Gait Performance and Balance in Thai Elderly JF - Ramathibodi Medical Journal JA - Rama Med J VL - 38 IS - 4 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ramajournal/article/view/57461 SP - 264-273 AB - <p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><strong>Objectives:</strong>&nbsp; To evaluate the effect of a 4-week treadmill walking on balance and gait performance in Thai elderly.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Study Design:</strong> Experimental research, pretest-posttest one group design</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Setting:</strong> Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Faculty of medicine Ramathibodi Hospital</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Subjects:</strong> Thai elderly aged 60 or older and volunteered to participate in the study</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Methods:</strong> A 30-minute treadmill walking at each individual comfortable speed was set as 2 times per week for 4 weeks. At baseline and 4 weeks, participants were tested in their static balance by Single-Leg Stance Test with eyes open and close (SLST-EO and SLST-EC), dynamic balance by Expanded Timed Up and Go Test (ETUG) and gait velocity were measured.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Results:</strong> Twenty-four elderly with mean age (standard deviation) of 65 (4.4) were recruited. The SLST-EO [median(interquartile range, IQR)] of right, left leg for pre and post training were [20.70 (15.60-63.00)], [20.36 (10.80-67.27)] and [38.00 (20.17-74.19)], [26.52 (14.61-72.39)] sec, respectively. The SLST-EC [median (interquartile range, IQR)] of right, left leg for pre and post training were [4.20 (3.42-9.29)], [4.00 (2.89-7.91)] and [6.85 (2.70-13.62)], [4.96 (3.91-12.59)] sec, respectively. ETUG, gait velocity [mean(standard deviation)] of pre training were [22.37 (3.15)] sec, [1.08 (0.15)] m/s and post training were [20.54 (2.12)] sec, [1.14 (0.15) ]m/s, respectively. All parameters in post training were statistically improved. (<em>P</em> &lt; 0.05)</p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Conclusion:&nbsp;</strong> A 4 week, twice weekly, treadmill walking training is able to improved balance, both dynamic and static, and gait velocity in Thai elderly.</p><p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> ER -