Impact of physical activity on balance in people over 65 years of age

Rak Justyna, Fajkiel Kamila, Walkowiak Klaudia, Błędowska Sylwia, Badiuk Nataliia. Impact of physical activity on balance in people over 65 years of age. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2017;7(7):1004-1016. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.999558 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/4912 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 1223 (26.01.2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2017; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 01.07.2017. Revised: 02.07.2017. Accepted: 31.07.2017. Impact of physical activity on balance in people over 65 years of age Justyna Rak, Kamila Fajkiel, Klaudia Walkowiak, Sylwia Błędowska, Nataliia Badiuk Koło Naukowe przy Zakładzie Ergonomii i Fizjologii Wysiłku Fizycznego, Collegium Medicum UMK, Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Polska Scientific Circle at Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics. Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Nicolaus Copernicus Univeristy in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland Ukrainian Scientific Research Institute of Medicine of Transport, Odesa, Ukraine Abstract The cause of aging society is the significant prolongation of life expectancy. With the aging process, there is progressive and permanent decrease in functional reserves and deterioration of homeostasis control. [1, 2, 3, 4] By degenerative changes, there is imbalance and hence the frequency of falls, and therefore regular physical activity is important to restore, maintain, and maintain independence. [3, 4, 5, 6] The study was performed by a patient aged 86, 56 kg and a height of 149 cm. Equilibrium assessment was performed using static posturography and the Four Squar Step Test (FSST) before and after a 10-day rehabilitation session under the supervision of a physiotherapist. The results of the exercise were improved in the test and posturography test with open eyes, while deterioration was indicated in the eyes with closed eyes. Key words: physical activity, balance, people 65 years of ag