Effect of somatosensory and neurofeedback training on balance in older healthy adults: a preliminary investigation

Azarpaikan, Atefeh; Taheri, Hamidreza

doi:10.1007/s40520-017-0835-3

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“…Studies have shown that overweight individuals present greater postural balance due to hypersensitivity of foot mechanoreceptors (42, 43). This fact is explained by somatosensory stimulation, which causes neuroplasticity in the motor cortex by proprioceptive increase in the area of plantar contact (44). Other studies have shown that increased fat mass promotes greater postural oscillation (45).…”

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Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency

Santana-Ribeiro

Moreira-Brasileiro

Aguiar‐Oliveira

et al. 2019

Endocrine Connections

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Objectives Walking and postural balance are extremely important to obtain food and to work. Both are critical for quality of life and ability to survive. While walking reflects musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary systems, postural balance depends on body size, muscle tone, visual, vestibular and nervous systems. Since GH and IGF-I act on all these systems, we decided to study those parameters in a cohort of individuals with severe short stature due to untreated isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) caused by a mutation in the GHRH receptor gene. These IGHD subjects, despite reduction in muscle mass, are very active and have normal longevity. Methods In a cross-sectional study, we assessed walking (by a 6-min walk test), postural balance (by force platform) and fall risk (by the 'Timed Up and Go' test) in 31 IGHD and 40 matched health controls. Results The percentage of the walked distance measured in relation to the predicted one was similar in groups, but higher in IGHD, when corrected by the leg length. Absolute postural balance data showed similar velocity of unipodal support in the two groups, and better values, with open and closed eyes and unipodal support, in IGHD, but these differences became non-significant when corrected for height and lower-limb length. The time in 'Timed Up and Go' test was higher in IGHD cohort, but still below the cut-off value for fall risk. Conclusion IGHD subjects exhibit satisfactory walking and postural balance, without increase in fall risk.

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Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency

Santana-Ribeiro

Moreira-Brasileiro

Aguiar‐Oliveira

et al. 2019

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“…Neurofeedback training is effective as a measure of electrophysiological activity in cortical areas [35,36,37,38,39,40,41]. In fact, after 21 sessions NO training decreased stress levels in bruxistic patients who also smelled Origanum majorana essential oil during the sessions.…”

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“…Lineal neurofeedback training leads to beneficial effects on working memory, attention, and cognitive processes. Up until now, all neurofeedback-based research on emotion has been performed on healthy participants and patients with brain disabilities and central nervous system pathologies [36,37,38,39,40,41].…”

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Origanum majorana Essential Oil Inhalation during Neurofeedback Training Reduces Saliva Myeloperoxidase Activity at Session-1 in Bruxistic Patients

Merino¹,

Parmigiani-Izquierdo²,

López-Oliva

et al. 2019

JCM

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Introduction: Bruxism affects teeth and provokes sleep alterations. We evaluated whether saliva Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity could be reduced after 21 neurofeedback training (NO) sessions in Origanum majorana (AE) bruxistic-treated patients (n = 12 patients, 120 saliva samples). The term divergence evaluates cerebral activity, which was compared between bruxistic patients with/without this essential oil exposure during 21 NO training sessions (n = 12, n = 120 saliva samples). The nasal filter used allow us to vehiculizate this Origanum majorana essential oil in patients. MPO activity was measured in six training NO sessions (Session S1, 6, 12, 18, 21). We included a total of 104 patients and 500 saliva samples. Results: there was a fast reduction in MPO activity after NO session-1 in bruxistic patients; divergence (an index of NO training brain efficacy) is the difference in cerebral activity found between pre-training and post-training levels. Thus, Divergence can fluctuate during NO training before reaching a final calm state after many sessions (21). Repeated NO training lead to habituation in so far as cerebral activity as well as MPO activity after 21 training sessions. Origanum majorana essential oil modulates cerebral activity at certain training sessions in bruxistic patients. Stress levels were reduced on the perceived stress scores (PSS: Cohen Scale) after 21 NO sessions than for those bruxistic without NO training sessions. Conclusions: MPO activity could predict stress level in bruxistic patients and repeated NO reduced their stress level; Origanum majorana essential oil enhanced these anxiolytic effects.

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“…Hamed et al suggested that exercising on unstable surfaces increases ankle strength and improves sensory information processing in sudden perturbations [15]. According to Azarpaikan and Taheri Torbati, somatosensory and neurofeedback training could improve the dynamic and static balance of healthy elderly [16]. Chatutain et al reported that walking exercises could improve the ankle proprioception and increase balance in elderly women [17].…”

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The Effect of Training on Stable and Unstable Surfaces on Static Balance in Healthy Elderly

Afsharmand

Akoochakian

Daneshmandi

et al. 2018

PTJ

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Purpose: Static balance decrease with aging. Exercise program has significant effects on improving balance. However, the most effective method on improving balance in elderly remains undiscovered. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of training on the stable and unstable surfaces on the static balance in elderly. Methods: This was a clinical randomized trial with a pre-test post-test design. A total of 75 elderly women were studied. The samples were assigned into 4 different exercise groups and a control group. Biodex Balance equilibrium was used to record static balance and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) was applied to record functional balance. Data were analyzed using one-way Analysis of Variance at the significance level of P<0.05. Results: The total balance, anterior-posterior and medio-lateral balance scores significantly decreased in the training groups after performing the exercise program (P=0.00). After conducting the exercise program, balance scores differently decreased in different groups (P<0.01). Conclusion: The exercise program improved the BBS, total balance, anterior-posterior, and mediolateral balance scores in the elderly subjects. The proprioceptive system function decreases with aging; thus, exercising on an unstable surface can challenge the proprioceptive system and increase proprioceptive function in elderly. The obtained results revealed that exercising on foam and sand improve the function of this system, due to the involvement of proprioceptive system. Thus, the increased involvement of proprioceptive system in balance, may improve balance on unstable surfaces, compared to hard ones.

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Effect of somatosensory and neurofeedback training on balance in older healthy adults: a preliminary investigation

Cited by 14 publications

References 25 publications

Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency

Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency

Origanum majorana Essential Oil Inhalation during Neurofeedback Training Reduces Saliva Myeloperoxidase Activity at Session-1 in Bruxistic Patients

The Effect of Training on Stable and Unstable Surfaces on Static Balance in Healthy Elderly

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