Relationship between core stability and dynamic balance in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between core stability and dynamic balance in women withpostmenopausal osteoporosis.Patients and methods: A total of 100 females (mean age 59.9±7.5 years; range, 42 to 73 years) with postmenopausal osteoporosis betweenJanuary 2016 and June 2016 were included in this study. All patients were evaluated for dynamic balance with the Star Excursion Balance Test(SEBT) and for core stability with trunk flexion, extension, and Side Bridge Test (SBT).Results: There was a significant correlation between age and the reach directions of anterior (A), posteromedial (PM), and posterolateral(PL) of the right limb (p 0.05).There was a significant correlation between the trunk flexion test results and the reach directions of A, PM, and PL of the right limb (p=0.005,p=0.001, p=0.002), (r=0.277, r=0.333, r=0.308) and the reach directions of A, PM, and PL of the left limb (p=0.008, p=0.016, p=0.005),(r=0.265, r=0.239, r=0.276). There was a significant correlation between the SBT results and the reach directions of A, PM, and PL of the rightlimb (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.005), (r=0.423, r=0.366, r=0.281) and the reach directions of A, PM, and PL of the left limb (p<0.001, p<0.001,p=0.001), (r=0.418, r=0.356, r=0.316). There was a significant correlation between the trunk extension test results and the reach directionsof A, PM, and PL of the right limb (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.006), (r=0.383, r=0.471, r=0.276) and the reach directions of A, PM, and PL of theleft limb (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.003) (r=0.407, r=0.401, r=0.297).Conclusion: Our study results showed that age and core stability were associated with dynamic balance in women with postmenopausalosteoporosis.