ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการรับความรู้สึกข้อต่อ กับความสามารถในการทรงตัวในผู้สูงอายุ

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Introduction Fall is the most common accident of the elderly, and has both physical factors
(such as fracture, joint dislocation or hemiplegia) and mental factors (such as stress and a fear
of falling). An Increase to the risk of falling is the loss of balance – with good balance control
generated from the somatosensory, musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Proprioception is
one of the senses of the somatosensory system, and has an important role in balance control.
Degeneration of the body in the elderly includes degeneration of proprioception, and therefore
the assessment of proprioception is a necessary prevention of accidental fall in elderly patients.
Methods 50 elderly participants were assessed with “TUG” tests for joint position sense
(proprioception) at their ankles and toes by our physical therapist. The 50 participants selected
were able to walk independently.
Results There was no correlation between joint position of all the joints with the TUG test
results (p< 0.05).
Conclusions Proprioception and TUG results in the elderly is not correlated. However, an
assessment of proprioception and TUG is suggested for the prevention of falling.