The effects of sensory-based activities and mat modified pilates exercises on balance, posture, quality of life, anxiety and depression level in healthy adult females doing amateur folk dance

The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of sensory-based activities and mat modified pilates exercises on balance, posture, quality of life, anxiety and depression. The study was conducted during June 2018- September 2018 in Care Oyun Akademisi and IKS Akademi. The study included 40 health adult female volunteer aged between 25-65 years which 30 of them was doing amateur folk dance and 10 of them continued their daily sedentary life. They are separated four groups (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, and Group 4). Group 1(n=10) participated sensory-based activities, Group 2(n=10) done mat modified pilates exercises, Group 3(n=10, active control) continued amateur folk dance, Group 4(n=10, sedentary control) was sedentary group. Each groups performed activities/exercises during the 6 weeks, one session in a week, and they were evaluated before and after interventions. The static balance was evaluated Single Leg Stance Test (SLST), dynamic balance was evaluated by Prokin device, the posture was evaluated by New York Posture Rating Scale (NYPRS), The Notingham Health Profile (NHP) was used for evaluation of quality of life, Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used to evaluate the level of anxiety and depression. The main results of this study comparing the groups, while Group 1 and Group 2 were demonstrating improvement in dynamic balance parameters on bipedal position, Group 1 also showed greater improvement in dynamic balance parameters on right foot and left foot, and NYPRS. There were no statistically significant changes in level of quality of life, anxiety and depression. Conclusion, while the sensory based activities and mat modified pilates exercises are affective on dynamic balance on bipedal position, the sensory based activities are also affective on dynamic balance on right and left foot.