Effect of Proprioceptive Training on Muscle Fatigue in Older Adults
Proprioceptive Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Proprioceptive Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Elderlies over 65 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- No previous history of lower extremity trauma, serious metabolic, neurological, muscular, inflammatory or cardiovascular diseases
Sites / Locations
- Beni Suef University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Control group
Study group
The control group will receive an isokinetic strengthening program for the quadriceps muscles. Twenty-four strengthening session will be performed using an isokinetic device. The exercise program begins with 60% of the mean peak torque, and the patient reaches this intensity by auditory biofeedback. An increasing dose program will be used in the first 5 sessions (1 set to 5 sets), and a dose of 6 sets will be applied from the sixth to twenty-fourth sessions, with the density rising from 60% to 80% of the mean peak torque according to the patient tolerance. Each set consisted of 5 repetitions of concentric (Con/Ecc) contraction in angular velocities of 30°/second and 120°/second for extensors. This program accomplished significant results in increasing quadriceps power and strength.
Participants in the study group will perform the same exercise parameters used in the control group but in a different manner. The isokinetic exercise will be done with a closed eye to improve the proprioception function. This exercise will be performed for 6 sets. Additional training will be performed by the application of three vibrators above and on both sides of the knee joint to improve the function of the Pacinian and Meissner corpuscles which is one of the included receptors in the sensation of the fatigue.