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A S Gustafson1, L Noaksson, A C Kronhed

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. anngu@inr.liu.se

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
|February 24, 2001
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Physical training improved balance in healthy elderly individuals. However, long-term follow-up revealed significant balance impairments and slower walking speeds seven years later, despite continued training.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Healthy elderly individuals participated in a 1989 study on physical training and balance.
  • Most participants continued some form of balance training after the initial study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the long-term effects of continued physical activity on balance in elderly individuals.
  • To compare current balance performance with baseline measurements from seven years prior.

Main Methods:

  • Follow-up study of 17 participants (mean age 80.5 years) from an original cohort of 30.
  • Assessment of static balance, walking speed, subjective balance/vertigo, and dynamic posturography.
  • Analysis included comparison of performance metrics between 1989 and the follow-up period.

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Main Results:

  • Significant impairment in four of six static balance tests compared to 1989.
  • Increased time to complete a 30-meter walk.
  • No significant change in subjective ratings of vertigo or balance issues.
  • Improved postural control in one dynamic posturography condition (sway-referenced visual cues).
  • Increased latencies in force response to sudden backward platform translations.

Conclusions:

  • Despite continued physical activity, elderly individuals experienced significant declines in certain aspects of static balance and walking performance over seven years.
  • Dynamic balance showed mixed results, with improvements in specific sensory conditions but not others.
  • The findings suggest that continued physical activity may not fully mitigate age-related balance decline in the long term.