Vaishali Jagtap

Department of Community Health Physiotherapy, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth University, Karad, Maharashtra, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effectiveness of Chair Aerobics and Frenkel's Exercise in Geriatric Population on Balance and Coordination-Randomized Control Trial
  Author(s): Vaishali Jagtap*, Amrutkuvar Rayjade, Trupti Warude and K Arundhati Shiva Prasad
  
  Background: Balance and coordination issues create irreparable problems in the elderly. The pervasiveness of falls is more established in elderly. The main aim of this study was to find out effectiveness of chair aerobics and Frenkel’s exercise on balance and coordination in the elderly. The growing evidence proves that exercise promotes healthy ageing, since aerobic exercise has been found to maintain motor units and mitochondrial function, it specifically enhances cardiovascular fitness. Moreover, it was discovered to prevent muscular atrophy and enhance health-related quality of life. Chair aerobics is a form of exercise performed while seated and talking about Frenkel’s exercise, its principle is to activate the mechanisms that control balance and multi-joint coordination. In this study we have combined Frenkel’s exercise .. Read More»