Gymnastics reduces the risk of falling in the elderly at social centers elderly meci angi bima

Abstract

The Elderly has the risk of falling due to physical weakness resulting in disruption of body balance which can be improved through regular balance exercises to increase the strength of the lower limb muscles. This research aimed at analyzing the effect of before and after gymnastic balance against the risk of falling the elderly at Social Center Meci Angi Bima. The research design that was utilized was a quasi-experimental research design by one group pretest-posttest design. Based on the Paired t-test with a probability value of 95%, ? = 0.05 showed that p = 0.000 (p ?0.05). The result showed that in this study there is a significant effect between balance gymnastics and the risk of falling in the elderly.