Pengaruh Latihan Jalan Tandem Terhadap Keseimbangan Lanjut Usia Di Desa Luwang Gatak Sukoharjo

Background: The elderly (elderly) has a great deal of decrease in the physiology of the body, especially in balance control such as changes in posture, decreased muscle strength, visual degradation, propioceptive decline, body system disorders and fat content that accumulate in certain areas. Changes in the elderly can lead to inaction in the move so tend to easily falter and risk falling during the activity. By tandem stance exercise can improve postural balance of the lateral part, which plays a role in reducing the risk of falling in the elderly. Objective: To know the effect of tandem stance exercise on the balance of elderly in Luwang Village, Gatak, Sukoharjo. Methods: This type of research is Quasi Experimental. By comparing the two results of Pre and Post Test With Control Group Design. in this study there are 20 elderly who meet the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. Divided into 2 groups namely treatment group and control group. The control group was given tandem road exercises and controls were not given tandem stance training for 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Balance measurements on the elderly using Time Up and Go Test (TUG). Result: Normality test results with Shapiro-Wilk Test obtained normal distributed data. Result of influence test with Paired Sample T-Test obtained p value = 0,000 which means tandem stance exercise improves balance in elderly. While on the result of different test of influence of Independent Sample T-Test obtained value p = 0,000 which mean existence of balance improvement in elderly which signifikan between treatment and control group. Conclusion: Tandem stance exercise can improve the balance of the elderly in Luwang Gatak Sukoharjo Village