Advertisement!
Author Information Pack
Editorial Board
Submit article
Special Issue
Editor's selection process
Join as Reviewer/Editor
List of Reviewer
Indexing Information
Most popular articles
Purchase Single Articles
Archive
Free Online Access
Current Issue
Recommend this journal to your library
Advertiser
Accepted Articles
Search Articles
Email Alerts
FAQ
Contact Us
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal

Volume  3, Issue 4, October - December 2010, Pages 205-212
 

Review Article

To study the effect of body mass index on postural balance

Savita Tamaria, Kulmani Sirohi

*Leturer, **Student, Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy, New Delhi.

Choose an option to locate / access this Article:
days Access
Check if you have access through your login credentials.        PDF      |
|

Open Access: View PDF

DOI:

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of BMI on postural balance. Methods: A sample of 30 male’s subjects took part in the study. All the 30 male volunteer were randomly divided into three groups according to their body mass index as Underweight (Group A), Normal (Group B), and Overweight (Group C) then two balance tests were carried out to evaluate the correlation between body mass index and postural balance. Results: showed that high body mass index (BMI) demands more displacements to maintain postural balance. Thus “High body mass index (BMI) effect the postural balance”. Conclusion: high body mass effects the postural balance

Key Words: Body Mass Index, Functional Reach Test, Time up & go Test


Corresponding Author : Savita Tamaria