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    The Effect of a 6-Week Balance Exercise Program on Balance Parameters in Frailty Syndrome: a Randomized Controlled, Double-Blind, Prospective Study
    (Georgian Association of Business Press, 2023) Karagül, S.; Kibar, S.; Ay, S.; Evcik, D.; Ergin, S.
    Objective: This study assessed the effectiveness of a six-week balance exercise program on balance parameters and fall frequency in geriatric patients with frailty syndrome. Methodology: This randomized prospective study evaluated a total of 216 patients after referral to a physical medicine and rehabilitation outpatient clinic. Participants were divided into group 1 (flexibility exercises) and group 2 (balance exercises, including kinesthetic ability trainer [KAT] balance exercises, and flexibility exercises). Both groups performed exercises five days per week for six weeks. Balance assessments included the Berg Balance Scale and time-up-and-go test to evaluate dynamic and functional balance, while the one-leg stand test and KAT 4000 static balance test were done to evaluate static balance. Results: Frailty was observed in 37 patients (17.12%). Patients without frailty syndrome initially performed significantly better (p <0.001). Group 2 demonstrated statistically significant improvements after six weeks (p <0.05). Conclusion: Long-term exercise programs improve balance parameters and exercise performance in older adults with frailty. © 2023 Georgian Association of Business Press. All rights reserved.
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    The Effect of a Single Session Rubber Hand Illusion on Pressure Pain Is Not Long-Lasting
    (Wiley, 2025) Ceylan, Hatice; Acet, Nagihan; Gunendi, Zafer
    BackgroundRubber hand illusion (RHI) is an experience that causes changes in body perception and awareness as a result of the integration of simultaneous perceived visual and tactile stimuli. After synchronous brush strokes with rubber and real hands, the person perceives the rubber hand as their own. RHI is known to alter pain perception. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the effects of RHI on pressure pain threshold and continuity of this effect.MethodsTwenty-three volunteers who developed RHI were included in our study and two conditions, illusion (synchronous) and control (asynchronous), were applied. The illusion condition was created by synchronous brush strokes, while the control condition was created by asynchronous brush application using different frequency and different finger areas in the same individuals. In both conditions, pressure pain threshold measurements with an algometer were performed at four times: baseline/1st measurement, during the brush stroke/2nd measurement, at the end of the brush stroke/3rd measurement and after the hand was removed from the environment/4th measurement.ResultsIt was shown that RHI increased the pressure-pain threshold (p = 0.004) in healthy volunteers. Asynchronous brush strokes arranged as a control trial significantly decreased the pressure pain threshold (p = 0.002).ConclusionsIt was found that the threshold values that change during the brush strokes return to the initial state after the brush strokes are terminated and the rubber hand is removed from the environment so that the effect of the illusion does not last for a long time with a single session application.