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"Effects of resistance and agility training on fall risk in patients with osteoporosis - A comparative study"
Bansi Savaliya1, Arvind Kumar2
1Venus Institute of Physiotherapy, Out Patient Department, Swarrnim Startup and Innovation University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Context:
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that causes the bones to become less mineralized and brittle. Fractures may result from bone thinning, particularly in the wrist, hip, and spine.
Aim:
The goal of the current study was to contrast the effects of resistance training and agility training on individuals with osteoporosis' risk of falling.
Settings:
and Design: A comparative study was conducted at the Venus Institute of Physiotherapy Outpatient department.
Subjects:
and Methods: 45 patients with osteoporosis were enrolled in the trial and randomly split into two groups. For eight weeks, or three sessions per week, Group A received resistance training, and Group B received agility training. Both the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were used to assess fall risk prior to and during therapy. Statistical Evaluation t-test analysis was performed using the Windows version 20 of the SPSS program. We estimated the mean and standard deviation. Statistical significance was set at P 0.05.
Result:
A total of 40 participants-20 from Group A and 20 from Group B-completed the study. Both groups showed a statistically significant decrease in fall risk for the TUG test (P0.05) and BBS score (P0.05). Compared to the agility training group, resistance training reduced the risk of falling more.
Conclusions:
According to the study, an 8-week resistance training program reduces the chance of falling more effectively than an agility training program.
