The effect of exergaming on knee proprioception in older men: A randomized controlled trial

Sadeghi H 1 , Hakim MN 2 , Hamid TA 3 , Amri SB 4 , Razeghi M 5 , Farazdaghi M 6 Show all authors , Shakoor E 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: Hassan.sadeghi81@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra, Malaysia
  • 3 Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 5 School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Rehabilitation Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • 6 School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • 7 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 2017 Mar-Apr;69:144-150.
PMID: 27923177 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.11.009

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Proprioception is the ability to sense the body position, muscle sense, joint stability and posture. As balance decreases during the process of aging, knee proprioception has a critical role in body balance and daily activities. Exergaming has shown to be a potentially effective and more enjoyable form of exercise delivery.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an 8-week Xbox Kinect exercise program on knee proprioception in healthy older adults.

METHODOLOGY: Thirty-two elderly men who were 65 years of age or older were randomly allocated to either a control or experimental group (allocation ratio 1:1). The experimental group received an exergame intervention that included Xbox Kinect with games focusing on movements of the knee joint for 8 weeks (three times per week and 40min per sessions). A Biodex Isokinetic Dynamometer was used to measure knee joint position sense before and after the exercise program.

RESULTS: After eight weeks of training, knee proprioception significantly improved in the intervention group for several knee joint angles: 30° (3.5±1.1), 45° (3.1±0.9), and 60° (3.0±0.6) compared to the control group 30° (5.2±0.8), 45° (5.2±0.8), and 60° (6.2±0.9) (dominant leg F1, 28=23.469, p=0.001. ƞ2=0.456; non-dominant leg F1, 28=23.076, p=0.001. ƞ2=0.452).

CONCLUSION: The results from this study indicate that exergame intervention can enhance knee proprioception in elderly men.

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