Do balance bracelets improve the static balance?

Authors

  • Thiago Toshi Teruya Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades USP
  • Bruno Machado Matarelli Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades USP
  • Fillipe Soares Romano Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades USP
  • Daniela Testa Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades USP
  • Luis Mochizuki Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v11n4.3119

Keywords:

Exercise, Postural balance, Biomechanics.

Abstract

Introduction: The balance control aims to maintain the center of mass within the support base. Without evidence, the media suggests that wearing bracelets can increase the balance. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a balance bracelet of static balance of adults. Methods: A total of 12 healthy adults participated in this study. We used a Balance Bracelet (Power Balance®), a placebo bracelet and a 3D accelerometer to measure the balance sway. We calculated the mean amplitude and standard deviation of the horizontal acceleration during quite standing. The participants stood barefoot in a one legged position with eyes opened and closed for 30s for each trial. The three-way ANOVA was ran to verify the effect of the bracelet, vision and orientation on the mean acceleration and its standard deviation. Results and conclusion: The highest mean acceleration (F(1,126)=43, p<0.001) occurred with eyes closed and for the anterior-posterior direction (F(2,126)=3, p=0.02). The Balance Bracelet does not affect the postural control.

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Published

2013-01-04

How to Cite

1.
Teruya TT, Matarelli BM, Romano FS, Testa D, Mochizuki L. Do balance bracelets improve the static balance?. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 4 [cited 2024 Jul. 1];11(4):559-65. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/3119

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Section

Applied Sciences