Effects of elastic band exercises on physical ability and muscular topography of elderlyfemales.
Jung Won Lee, Suk Bum Kim, Seong Wook Kim
PMID 29545687WHAT IT FOUND
The two elastic band exercise types did not differ in older women.
Static and dynamic programs both improved leg power, balance, sit-to-stand and body contour scores, but the study had no control group.
Key findings
01The static and dynamic elastic band exercise groups did not differ in changes in physical fitness or muscular topography scores.
02Both groups improved leg extension power, sitting trunk flexion, closed-eye balance and time to get up after the program.
03Both groups also improved muscular topography scores for the total body, chest, abdomen and lumbar region.
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What it does not show
Only 26 women aged 65 to 80 years from one welfare centre were studied, so the findings may not apply to men, people outside that age range, or other settings. The study did not use a control group, so the before-after improvements cannot be separated from simply taking part in a 12-week program. The paper says participants were randomly selected and divided into groups, but it does not clearly describe random allocation, blinding, dropout handling or adverse events. Muscular topography scores are body contour measurements, not direct measures of function or falls.
Declared interests
This work was supported by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and the National Research Foundation of Korea. The supplied text does not report author conflict-of-interest declarations.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that elastic band exercise prevents falls. The study did not measure falls, had no control group, and compared only two band exercise formats in a small group of older women.