The Effect of Strength, Fingers Special Training and Combination of Them on the Speed and Accuracy of Fine Movements in Elderly Women

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of strength, special exercises, and combination of them on speed and accuracy of the elder's fine movements. Thirty elderly women with an average age of (72.4±1.6) were selected using available sampling. Subjects were categorized into three groups of strength, special and combination training using pretest of Purdue Pegboard Test. In this research, the strength training consisted of standard exercises for the wrist and fingers. Subjects in special training group perform rehabilitation movements of fingers and wrist, and combination group perform both of them. All subjects exercised (20 min each session, 3 times per week) and post-test of Purdue Pegboard was preformed after 8-week training. One sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Levene`s test Analysis of Covariate (ANCOVA) and Paired t-test were used for data analysis. The Results showed that there is no significant differences among three groups in speed and accuracy of fine movements (P>0.05). Special and strength exercises showed a significant effect (P0.05). Accordingly, thus the special and strength exercises could improve fine movements, it would be recommended for elderly to perform mention above movements, at home, rehabilitation centers and elderly nursing homes for improving their daily quality of life.