A Study of Effects of Foot Bath before Exercise on Fall Prevention Yoko Honda Yoko Aso Aki Ibe Megumi Katayama Tomoko Tamaru Key Words fall prevention, foot bath, elderly, fall prevention programs Honda, Aso, Ibe, Katayama, and Tamaru, Perry, Menz, Morris, and Lord, Aino University Department of Nursing Faculty of Nursing and Rehabilitation Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Course of Health Science Kobe University Graduate School of Health Science Setsunan University Faculty of Nursing Vol. No.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the fall prevention effect of the foot bath in the fall prevention program. We measured the foot function and conducted a telephone survey. The foot function included components: ankle dorsiflexion angle, the dynamic plantar pressure and step length. The telephone survey examined the presence of the fall of three months after the fall prevention program had ended. In this study, we compared foot function before baselineand after post-experimenteach fall prevention program. An intervention group took foot baths prior to each session of program, while a control group undergoing the same program did not. The result of the foot function was as follows. The intervention group increased ankle dorsiflexion, the dynamic plantar pressure of the toe and step length compared with the control group. The result of the telephone survey was as follows. There were three falling participants in the control group and no one fell in the intervention group. These data indicated that the foot bath in the fall prevention program improves the foot function. In conclusion, it was implicated that the foot bath is effective in the fall prevention,,,,..,, -.,,... Brucker, J. B., Knight, K. L., Rubley, M. D., and Draper, D. O.. An -days Stretching Regimen, With or Without Pulsed, Shortwave Diathermy, and Ankle Dorsiflexion After Weeks. Journal of Athletic Training,, -. Cameron, M. H.. EBM. pp.-,. Götz-Neumann, K.,,,.. pp.-.. Hiramatsu, T., and Izumi, K.. Relationship between characteristics of plantar pressure distribution while standing and fall in community-dwelling elderly. Journal of the Tsuruma Health Science Society,, -...,,. p.,. Honda, Y, Aso, Y., Ibe, A., Katayama, M., and Tamaru, T.. Effects of Foot Bathing on Exercise in a Fall Prevention Program for the Elderly.,, -.,,,,..,, -.,,,,,,,..,, -.,,,,..,, -.,,..,, -.,,..,, -.,,... p.,.,..,, -.,,..,, -.... p.,. Menz, H. B., Morris, M. E., and Lord, S. R.. Foot and Ankle Risk Factors for Falls in Older People: A Prospective Study. The Journals of Gerontology,, -.,..,, -...,. pp.-,... p.,. Vol. No.
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