Background : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aquatic exercise on balance and gait ability in patients with lower limb fracture caused by tr affic accidents at K rehabilitation center in Gyeonggi-do, Korea. This study extracted 34 subjects. However, except for four patients who did not meet time due to discharge, a total of 30 patients and 15 patients in each group were evaluated with the approval of the Institutional Review Board of Eulji University. Methods : Before and after the experiment, the subjects were evaluated by using Bio-rescure system. A total of 8 weeks were divided into two groups: Aquatic exer cise and Land exercise for 30 minutes twice a week. Results : The changes of the forwardžbackwardžleftžright movement range befo re and after the aquatic exercise and land exercise showed significant differenc e. The difference of the forwardžbackwardžleftžright movement range was no sign ificant difference between groups. but improved in aquatic exercise group than la nd exercise group. backwardžleftžright improved in land exercise group than aqua tic exercise group. Conclusion : The results of this study showed that both aquatic exercise and the land exercise were effective in patients with fractures caused by traffic acci dents, but there were no significant differences between the groups.
한국지역사회건강관리협회 대한건강과학학회 [Korean society of health sciences]
설립연도
2004
분야
의약학>예방의학
소개
본 법인은 국민건강 향상의 일환으로 지역사회내의 재택 노인 및 장애인, 산업체 근로자나 생활 스포츠인 및 의료서비스로부터 소외된 계층 등 지역사회 주민들을 대상으로 각 개개인의 건강을 유지·증진시키기 위하여 건강관리 프로그램 등을 효율적으로 운영하여 지역사회 주민들이 육체적·정신적·사회적으로 건전하고 행복한 삶을 영위케 함은 물론 이차적으로 의료비절감 효과 증대 및 건강한 복지국가건설에 일조하고자 하는데 그 근본 목적이 있다.
간행물
간행물명
대한건강과학학회지 [Journal of Korean society of health sciences]