A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults
Background:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has recently drawn attention as an inexpensive, painless, safe, and effective technique to improve motor performance and cognitive function in older adults. This study examined the effects of a selected balance exercise combined with anodal t...
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| author | Mehrshad Mehrdadian Esmaeel Saemi Georgian Badicu Mohammadreza Doustan Tomofumi Yamaguchi |
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| description | Background:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has recently drawn attention as an inexpensive, painless, safe, and effective technique to improve motor performance and cognitive function in older adults. This study examined the effects of a selected balance exercise combined with anodal tDCS on balance performance in older adults. Methods: Twenty-four healthy older adults (Mean age±SD= 69.79±5.50 years) participated in this study. The participants were randomly assigned into a real tDCS or sham tDCS groups. The participants in the real tDCS group received 2 mA anodal tDCS over the left primary motor cortex (M1) for 20 min while in the sham group they received a sham tDCS for the same duration. The participants performed a selected balance exercise program for 50 min following tDCS. Training was conducted 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks (16 sessions). Berg balance scale (BBS), timed up and go test (TUG) and working memory test (2-back task) were measured before (baseline), after 8 weeks of the training, and 4 weeks of follow-up. Results: Compared to sham tDCS group, BBS and TUG were significantly improved in real tDCS group after the training and 4 weeks of follow-up, however, this intervention could not affect working memory. Conclousion: In summary, these results indicate that the selected balance exercise program combined with anodal tDCS can improve balance performance but not working memory in older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77b6b76f81f64afbb62b81713808872c2023-09-26T09:01:06ZengIranian Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology Association (IMBSPA)International Journal of Motor Control and Learning2717-32832676-34512023-05-015219A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older AdultsMehrshad Mehrdadian0Esmaeel Saemi1Georgian Badicu2Mohammadreza Doustan3Tomofumi Yamaguchi4 Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Department of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500068 Brasov, Romania Department of Motor Behavior and Sport Psychology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Department of Physical Therapy, Juntendo University Background:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has recently drawn attention as an inexpensive, painless, safe, and effective technique to improve motor performance and cognitive function in older adults. This study examined the effects of a selected balance exercise combined with anodal tDCS on balance performance in older adults. Methods: Twenty-four healthy older adults (Mean age±SD= 69.79±5.50 years) participated in this study. The participants were randomly assigned into a real tDCS or sham tDCS groups. The participants in the real tDCS group received 2 mA anodal tDCS over the left primary motor cortex (M1) for 20 min while in the sham group they received a sham tDCS for the same duration. The participants performed a selected balance exercise program for 50 min following tDCS. Training was conducted 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks (16 sessions). Berg balance scale (BBS), timed up and go test (TUG) and working memory test (2-back task) were measured before (baseline), after 8 weeks of the training, and 4 weeks of follow-up. Results: Compared to sham tDCS group, BBS and TUG were significantly improved in real tDCS group after the training and 4 weeks of follow-up, however, this intervention could not affect working memory. Conclousion: In summary, these results indicate that the selected balance exercise program combined with anodal tDCS can improve balance performance but not working memory in older adults.http://ijmcl.com/article-1-143-en.pdfnon-invasive brain stimulationbalanceworking memoryolder adultsmotor performance |
| spellingShingle | Mehrshad Mehrdadian Esmaeel Saemi Georgian Badicu Mohammadreza Doustan Tomofumi Yamaguchi A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults International Journal of Motor Control and Learning non-invasive brain stimulation balance working memory older adults motor performance |
| title | A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults |
| title_full | A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults |
| title_short | A Selected Balance Exercise Combined with Anodal tDCS Was Beneficial in Balance Performance but not in Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults |
| title_sort | selected balance exercise combined with anodal tdcs was beneficial in balance performance but not in working memory in healthy older adults |
| topic | non-invasive brain stimulation balance working memory older adults motor performance |
| url | http://ijmcl.com/article-1-143-en.pdf |
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