Effect of Dual-Task Training on Balance and Knee Proprioception in Weight Bearing and Non-Weight Bearing Position among Older Adults

Abstract

Aims

To investigate the effect of dual-task training on balance and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions in older adults with significant imbalance and high risk of falling.

Methods

This pre-posttest experimental design included 83 older adults (43 males, 40 females), selected based on age criteria (65–75 years) and specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants underwent dual-task training consisting of 30-minute sessions, three times per week, for four weeks (totaling 12-sessions). Measures included Berg Balance Scale and knee proprioception deficit before and after dual-task training.

Results

The study showed statistically significant effect of dual-task training on balance (p < 0.001) and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing (p < 0.001) and non-weight-bearing (p < 0.001) in older adults. Pre-and post-measurements of independent variables between male and female older adults showed no significant difference.

Conclusions

Dual-task training improves balance and knee proprioception in both weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions in older individuals, thereby enhancing stability and reducing the risk of falls.

Keywords:

• Berg Balance Scale
• older adults
• mini-mental state exam
• proprioception
• weight bearing
• non-weight bearing

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

The authors got no financial funding for conducting the research for this article or for authoring it.