title: Equilibrium in women with osteoporosis submitted to balance training with and without an oscillating vibratory pole.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An eight-week balance training program, with and without oscillation of vibratory pole, was shown to have a medium-term persistence effect on the performance of elderly physically-active women with osteoporosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 29 women who completed the study were randomly separated into two groups: an Oscillating Pole Group (OPG; 69.6 ± 5.8 years; n = 14) and a Non-Oscillating Pole Group (NPG; 70.9 ± 7.4 years; n = 15). The improvement in equilibrium was evaluated using the Berg Balance Scale before training, after training and in the Follow-Up (eight-weeks after the conclusion of the training).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NPG presented both Post-Training (p = .018 relative to pre-training) and Follow-Up (p = .007) improvements in equilibrium. The improvement for OPG was near significant (p = .051 relative to pre-training) in Post-Training and significant (p = .038) in the Follow-Up. There were no significant differences between Post-Training and Post-Follow-Up (p = .999) for either group or in the intergroup comparisons (no statistically-significant effect of oscillation of the pole).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biociências, Unesp, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: juliana_ruzene@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Juliana Rodrigues Soares
authors.initials: JRS
authors.lastname: Ruzene
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biociências, Unesp, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mary Hellen
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Morcelli
authors.affiliation: Physical and Occupational Therapy Department Unesp, Marília, São Paulo, Brazil; Post-Graduate Program in Human Development and Technologies, Instituto de Biociências, Unesp, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo Tavella
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Navega
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Elderly; Fall accidents; Postural balance