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The Effect of a Senior Jazz Dance Class on Static Balance in Healthy Women Over 50 Years of Age: A Pilot Study

Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, harvey.wallmann{at}unlv.edu

Carrie B. Gillis, DPT

Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

Patricia T. Alpert, DrPH, APRN, FAANP

School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sally K. Miller, PhD, RN

School of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada

The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the impact of a senior jazz dance class on static balance for healthy women over 50 years of age using the NeuroCom Smart Balance Master System (Balance Master). A total of 12 healthy women aged 54—88 years completed a 15-week jazz dance class which they attended 1 time per week for 90 min per class. Balance data were collected using the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) at baseline (pre), at 7 weeks (mid), and after 15 weeks (post). An equilibrium score measuring postural sway was calculated for each of six different conditions. The composite equilibrium score (all six conditions integrated to 1 score) was used as an overall measure of balance. Repeated measures analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to compare the means of each participant's SOT composite equilibrium score in addition to the equilibrium score for each individual condition (1—6) across the 3 time points (pre, mid, post). There was a statistically significant difference among the means, p < .0005. Pairwise (Bonferroni) post hoc analyses revealed the following statistically significant findings for SOT composite equilibrium scores for the pre (67.33 + 10.43), mid (75.25 + 6.97), and post (79.00 + 4.97) measurements: premid (p = .008); prepost (p < .0005); midpost (p = .033). In addition, correlational statistics were used to determine any relationship between SOT scores and age. Results indicated that administration of a 15-week jazz dance class 1 time per week was beneficial in improving static balance as measured by the Balance Master SOT.

Key Words: balance • jazz dance • elderly • exercise

This version was published on January 1, 2009

Biological Research For Nursing, Vol. 10, No. 3, 257-266 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1099800408322600


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