title: The effect of sensorimotor training on the postural stability of visually impaired women over 50 years of age.
abstract: Previous studies indicated that blind and visually impaired people are a group with greater risk of falls. Postmenopausal changes significantly decrease physical efficiency and impair the body's mechanisms for maintaining postural stability. In addition, the frequency of falls among women is much higher than in men. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of sensorimotor exercise on changes in postural stability of visually impaired women over 50 years of age. Visually impaired women from group E showed a lower level of postural stability measured with EO compared to the healthy women. After completing the exercise, a more pronounced improvement in the level of postural stability was observed in group E.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Theory of Physical Education and Anthropomotorics , University School of Physical Education , Poznań , Poland.
authors.forename: Zuzanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maćkowiak
authors.forename: Wieslaw
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Osiński
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salamon
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities
keywords: postural stability; proprioception; sensorimotor training; visually impaired women