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ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between lower limb muscle strength and walking speed in older adults, and to analyze the mediating role of flexibility and dynamic balance. MethodsFrom November to December, 2021, a total of 155 older adults at the Shanghai Senior Sports and Health Home were included. Their basic health information was collected, and the lower limb muscle strength, flexibility, dynamic balance and walking speed were tested. A mediated effects analysis was conducted. ResultsThere was a pairwise correlation among lower limb muscle strength, flexibility, dynamic balance and walking speed in older adults (r > 0.210, P < 0.01). In the mediated effects model, after controlling for age and gender, lower limb muscle strength did not directly predict walking speed in older adults (β = 0.029, P = 0.699), however, lower limb muscle strength could influence walking speed through the partial mediation of dynamic balance (effect = 0.0130, 95% CI 0.0073~0.0197) and the chain mediation of lower flexibility and dynamic balance (effect = 0.0019, 95% CI 0.0003~0.0043). ConclusionLower limb muscle strength can indirectly affect walking speed in older adults through the mediators of flexibility and dynamic balance, or the dynamic balance alone.
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BACKGROUND: In China, population aging makes pension become prominent, so different pension patterns haven been developed. However, the existing patterns pay bare attention to the physical exercise of the elderly, and the elderly need regular exercise to delay the aging and improve the quality of life. Vibration training is an exercise method that popularized in the past decade. It can effectively enhance the muscle strength and balance function of the elderly. Little is reported on sitting posture, and exploring the effect of vibration training in sitting position on the elderly provides reference for physical intervention of the elderly. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of 12-week vibration training in sitting posture on muscle strength of lower extremity, balance and walking ability of the elderly living in the day-care center. METHODS: Thirty-six elderly with an average age of 82.9 years were randomized into trial (n=20) and control (n=16) groups. The trial group underwent 12-week vibration training in sitting posture (amplitude: 3 mm; frequency: 3-13 Hz; 5 min/set, 1 minute in between; 2-4 sets/session; 3 times/week) by using vibration platform BODYGREEN. The control group received no vibration training in sitting posture with normal rest. Only investigators were blind to grouping. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Compared with the baseline, the five times sit to stand test, intensive Romberg test results, time up and go test results and 10-m walking test results showed no significant changes in the trial group. The deviation length, deviation area and Y-axis deviation of eyes open, and the deviation length and Y-axis deviation of eyes closed in Win-Pod balance test were significantly reduced (P ＜ 0.05). The indexes showed no significant changes in the control group before and after training. The elderly had good adaptability to vibration training in sitting posture, with no dizziness or other adverse reactions. These results imply that 12-week vibration training in sitting posture is beneficial to overcome the deviation of the center of gravity in older adults. Nevertheless, the effect of improving muscle strength of lower extremity and walking ability is not obvious. Vibration training in sitting posture can be accepted by the elderly, which may be regarded as a way of daily exercising for older adults.
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BACKGROUND: Whole body vibration (WBV) training has gained increased attention at the beginning of 21st century as a sort of exercise. WBV instruments are popularized gradually; in the meanwhile, WBV training has showed its values especially for people who are too feeble to attend conventional exercises, among whom, the elderly accounts a lot.OBJECTIVE: To summarize the effects of WBV training on low extremity functions and chronic diseases in older individuals, and to explore the underlying mechanism, thus providing reference for the study on WBV training.METHODS: Web of Science, PubMed and CNKI databases were searched for the literatures addressing WBV training published between 1998 and 2015 with the subject word of whole body vibration and the keywords of older adult, elderly,seniors, aging in English and Chinese, respectively. The articles related to the lung diseases were excluded. The subjects were more than 60 years old, the low extremity functions included neuromuscular function, balance and walking abilities, and the chronic diseases included stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension and Parkinson disease.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: WBV training is likely to increase muscle strength, body balance and functional mobility.In terms of chronic diseases, WBV training contributes to muscle strength, relieving muscle stiffness, amyostasia,enancing improving some indexes of chronic diseases. WBV training is a safe and feasible exercising way for elderly people scheduled for improving the muscle strength, balance and walking abilities. Considering the existed evidences,WBV cannot replace the conventional therapy to treat chronic diseases in the elderly. Furthermore, a large number of high quality trials should be conducted in the future to clarify its effectiveness and application values.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of acupointhot compress with warming moxibustion bag on treating radiation proctitis caused by radiotherapy in cervical cancer. Methods 78 patients of cervical cancer with acute radioactive proctitis caused by radiotherapy were divided into two groups according to the length of hospital stays. The experiment group was given compress Tianshu acupoint with warm moxibustion bag every day, along with drug and retention enema, while the control group was treated with drug and retention enema only. Then observe and evaluate the effect of different treatment on each group. Results The total effective rate of treating radiation proctitis in experimental group was 94.44%(34/36) which was superior to 76.19% (32/42) of the control group (χ2=4.962, P<0.05). The influence of tumor radiotherapy in experimental group was also superior to the control group, nine patients were forced to suspend to radiotherapy by (6.11 ± 1.96) days in the control group, while five cases were suspended to radiotherapy by (2.20±1.09) days in the experiment group (t=4.066,P<0.05). Conclusions Acupoint hot compress with warming moxibustion bag combine with retention enema have an advantage over retention enema only on radiation proctitis caused by radiotherapy in cervical cancer.
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Objective To discuss the change of bone resorption of primary nephrotic syndrome (PNS) patients with prednisone treatment, andα-D3 effects on it. Methods ①30 PNS patients diagnosed and 28 healthy people in our hospital were selected;blood and urine samples before and after enough prednisone (pred) treatment were collect-ed to detect the iPTH, calcium and urinary DPD. ②30 PNS patients after 6 weeks enough prednisone treatment were randomly divided into Pred +α-D3 group and Pred group. Results ① PNS group compared with healthy group, urine DPD excretion rate was significantly increased(P<0.05),and blood iPTH was significantly increased (P<0.01);blood calcium was similar to healthy group. ② PNS patient after treatment with pred compared with that before treatment, urine DPD excretion rate was significantly increased(P<0.01),and blood iPTH was signifi-cantly increased(P<0.01). There was no obvious change in blood calcium.③Pred+α-D3 group compared with Pred group, urine DPD excretion rate was significantly decreased(P<0.01),and blood iPTH was significantly de-creased(P<0.05). There was no obvious change in blood calcium. Conclusion α-D3 can effectively reduce bone resorption in PNS patients.