The effect of focus of attention by electroencephalogramfeedback on balance in young adults

• 영문명: The effect of focus of attention by electroencephalogramfeedback on balance in young adults
• 발행기관: 물리치료재활과학회
• 저자명: Dong-Yeop Lee Won-Jae Choi Seung-Won Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science』제1권 제1호, 13~16쪽, 전체 4쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 재활의학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2012.12.31

영문 초록

Objective: Electroencephalogram (EGG)-feedback is a training procedure aimed at altering brain activity, and is used as a treatment for disorders like attention. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of external focus of attention by EGG-feedback on balance in young adults. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Subject were students in Sahmyook University. Fifty young adults in their twenties and thirties. Subjects were performed both with and without external focus of attention by EEG-feedback on the posture of standing and tandem standing. Participants were educated effort to maintain static posture when they were under internal focus of attention. Good Balance System was used for measurement of postural consistency upon the following force platforms. Results: Body sway decreased significantly both normal standing and tandem standing with external focus of attention by EEG-feedback (p＜0.05). Conclusions: The results demonstrate that the benefits of an external attentional focus are generalizable to young adults. The external focus of attention outperformed the internal focus of attention on the postural balance (p＜0.05). It is showed that external focus of attention significant effects on balance by revoked automatic postural control of movement. Furthermore balance might be improved by training with an external focus. Further study is required to develop for training as a method of preventing fall in elderly peoples.

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Attention Balance Electroencephalogram Feedback