EFFICACY OF COMPUTER ASSISTED BALANCE TRAINING PROTOCOL VS. CONVENTIONAL BALANCE TRAINING PROTOCOL IN NORMAL POPULATION.

Deepshikha Thakur; Sumit Kalra; Pratibha Sharma

Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

EFFICACY OF COMPUTER ASSISTED BALANCE TRAINING PROTOCOL VS. CONVENTIONAL BALANCE TRAINING PROTOCOL IN NORMAL POPULATION.

Deepshikha Thakur, Sumit Kalra, Pratibha Sharma

Abstract :

Introduction:Balance is defined as maintaining the centre of gravity within the base of support. It is considered a risk factor for several injuries and consequently a focus of many strengthening, injury prevention, and rehabilitation programs. ?ere are several studies that have evaluated the ability of balance training to improve balance ability in a healthy population with no general consensus. Aim and objective: To compare the effect of computer assisted balance training and conventional balance training in improving balance score. Methodology:30 subjects who fulfilled inclusion criteria on the basis of lottery method were randomly allocated in groups. 30 subjects were divided into conventional balance training protocol group (N=15) and computer assisted balance training protocol group (N=15). Balance of the subjects were evaluated on the basis of star excursion balance test score and global balance score. Result: Mean age of Group A was 22.46�2.26 and mean age of Group B was 21.13�1.30. Unpaired t–test between the post test of Group A and Group B reveals statistically significant difference. Group A is more effective as compared to Group B. T–value of GBS M/L of Group A and Group B is 2.15 with p–value 0.03 whereas in A/P direction t–value is 2.08 with p–value 0.04. T–value of SEBT score of left leg in Group A and Group B is 2.20 with p–value 0.03 whereas for right leg t–value is 2.23 with p–value 0.03 which have been represented in table and graph respectively. Conclusion: Computer assisted balance training protocol is effective as compared to conventional balance training protocol.