@article{ref1,
title="The training and detraining effects of 8 weeks of water exercise on obstacle avoidance in gait by the elderly",
journal="Journal of physical therapy science",
year="2014",
author="Lim, Hee Sung and Yoon, Sukhoon",
volume="26",
number="8",
pages="1215-1218",
abstract="[Purpose] This study aimed to provide useful information for fall prevention for the elderly by investigating how safely the elderly cross an obstacle after 8 weeks water exercise, and how much of the training effect remained 8 weeks after finishing the exercise. [Subjects] Eleven elderly participants participated in this study. [Methods] To identify the training and detraining effect of 8 weeks of water exercise, a 3-D motion analysis with 7 infrared cameras and one force plate, was performed. [Results] In most of all variables, statistically significant training and detraining effects at obstacle heights of 30% leg length were found. At obstacle heights of 40% leg length, statistically significant training effects were found but only improvement pattern of detraining effects were found for all variables. [Conclusion] The findings of this study indicate that 8 weeks of water exercise at the level of RPE 12-13 may help the elderly to safely cross obstacles at the most common height associated with falls (30% of leg length) for at least 8 weeks after training termination. The training effect, however, should not be expected to last for 8 weeks after the training at obstacle heights of 40% height of their leg length, which is a more difficult height for the elderly to cross.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0915-5287",
doi="10.1589/jpts.26.1215",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.26.1215"
}