Changes in balance and coordination in older adults based on use of gymnic balls and balance pads

Aim: To assess the changes in balance and coordination in older adults based on use of gymnic balls and balance pad. Goals: 1. To assess participant’s balance and coordination before using different physiotherapy equipments; 2. To assess participant’s balance and coordination after exercises with gymnic ball. 3. To assess participant’s balance and coordination after exercises with balance pad. 4. To assess which one of the different physiotherapy equipment is better to improve balance and coordination. Methodology: 14 elderly people took part in the research. They were divided into two groups in random order. One group have been doing exercises with gymnic balls, another with balance pad. The age of the participants is from 67 to 85 years. The research was carried out in the Kauno Panemunė retirement home’s elderly people day care center. All the participant twice a week had physiotherapy sessions. Altogether they had 10 sessions and one of it continued 30 min. All elderly people before and after the physiotherapy were evaluated according to Berg balance and Morse fall risk scales, Tinetti balance and gait test and coordination samples of Schmitz. Conclusions: 1. Balance and coordination in older adults in most cases is inappropriate. 2. Balance and coordination in older adults improved after exercises with gymnic ball (