Influence that Resistive Component Movement to Both Sides Knee Joint on Dynamic Balance Ability

Abstract

Arthrokinematic approach-Hakata method, includes the role of therapeutic movement technique in addition to manual pain therapy. Resistive component movement is one of these methods. In this study, we performed the therapy to both sides knee jount of elderly people without history of central nervous disease using only manual methods, and changes in dynamic balance ability before and after the approach were investigated. The subjects were 20 elderly people who could gait by themselves who were divided into two groups of 10 by random selection of cards: with the performance of resistive component movement (mean age, 77) and without the movement (mean age, 76). The dynamic balance ability was evaluated with Timed Up & Go Test (TUG). The results show that the TUG value of the group with resistive component movement after the performance was significantly decreased (p<0.05), suggesting that this manual technique is useful for improvement of dynamic balance ability. We can propose resistive component movement as a therapy for the improvement of dynamic balance ability in clinical settings.