| The effect of contralateral training: Influence of unilateral isokinetic exercise on one-legged standing balance of the contralateral lower extremity in adults. | |
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PMID: 21536441 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of unilateral isokinetic exercises on the one-legged standing balance of the contralateral lower extremity. SUBJECTS: A volunteer sample of 32 healthy adults (12 men and 20 women) was randomized to training and control groups. METHODS: The training group received unilateral hip isokinetic exercises of the dominant leg for two weeks. Contralateral single-limb balance was measured before and after intervention, including three stability index scores of balance using Biodex Stability System: Anterior-Posterior Stability Index (APSI), Medio-lateral Stability Index (MLSI), and Overall Stability Index (OSI) scores. RESULTS: Comparison of pre-test and post-test data revealed significant improvements in APSI, MLSI, and OSI scores in the training group (p<0.05), but not in the control group. The gains of stability scores from pre- to post-test, were also significantly greater (p<0.05) in the training group than the control group. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that contralateral training with unilateral isokinetic exercises increases the one-legged standing balance of the contralateral limb following a short duration of training. |
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Kyoung Kim; Yong Jun Cha; Dennis W Fell |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-30 |
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Title: Gait & posture Volume: - ISSN: 1879-2219 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-5-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9416830 Medline TA: Gait Posture Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Physical Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Science, Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea. |
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