Title: Effect of Sensory Feedback Balance Training using Pressure Sensor on the Static Balance of the Elderly
Abstract: PURPOSE: This study aimed to determine the most effective feedback condition for static balance in elderly subjects.METHODS: Thirty-eight elderly subjects (12 men and 26 women with a mean age of 77.21 years) participated in this study.They each completed a questionnaire on their general characteristics, excluding personal identification codes.The static balance ability of the participants was evaluated using a Wii Balance Board and the Balancia program (version 2.0).The following three feedback conditions were considered: condition 1 (tactile feedback), condition 2 (visual feedback), and condition 3 (no feedback).One-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was used for the comparisons according to sway length and sway velocity.The statistical significance level was set to α = .05for all variables.