Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise on functional activity and brain activity of in patients with senile dementia
Category :
Dementia
Source :
Korea University
Author :
Park, Yun-Jin
The purpose of this research is to present the clinical effects of whole body vibration exercise on senile dementia patients by analyzing what kind of effects it has on the functional activity and brain activation of thirty mild-moderate senile dementia patients compared to both walking exercise and non-exercise by applying ten weeks of whole body vibration exercise.
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Concluding from the experimental results listed above, the whole body vibration exercise is proven to be the most effective exercise type for treating senile dementia patients. Furthermore, this exercise type is found to be effective in both alpha and beta wave conditions, whereas walking exercise is only found to be effective in beta wave condition. Whole body vibration exercise can be executed safely and easily without requiring much time and effort compared to walking exercise. For this reason, it is safe to conclude that the whole body vibration exercise is the most suitable exercise type for senile dementia patients who are unable to perform systematic exercise. Lastly, I believe that continuous research on the whole body vibration exercise program with diverse intensity and duration is needed to further expand our understanding of this field.