The Comparison of effective of one period of selected bimanual training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on fine motor control and working memory in older adults

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1 Department of Motor Behavior،Faculty of Sport Sciences، Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad،Iran

2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

In old age, motor and cognitive functions decrease. Fine motor control and working memory are functions that play a significant role in the independent life of the elderly and decrease in old age. The present study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effective of a selected bimanual exercise course and direct current transcranial stimulation and their combination on fine motor control and working memory of the elderly. This research was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research was elderly people aged 60 to 72 living in Mashhad. 40 participants were selected by available sampling method and were randomly placed in four control groups, selected bimanual exercise, tDCS application and combined, and data were extracted. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to check the normality of the data, and one-way analysis of variance with repeated measures and Duncan's post hoc test were used to find the difference between the groups, and the significance level of all tests was considered to be P≤0.05. It was shown that the effectiveness of the combined training course on fine motor control is more than other interventions and all the interventions are effective on working memory of the elderly, but there is no significant difference between the groups. Therefore, the combined intervention was able to show its effect, which is to reduce the duration of improvement of fine motor control and at the same time improve working memory. According to the results, the stability of this effect was shown one week later.

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