平衡功能下降是影响老年人跌倒的重要因素之一,如何通过科学的运动提高老年人平衡功能,降低老年人跌倒的发生率,是我国社区工作者所面临的问题。本文作者回顾了近5年国内外老年人平衡功能研究的最新进展,从人体平衡功能的生物学机制,影响老年人平衡功能的因素,老年人平衡功能的衰减,以及主动运动对老年人平衡功能的干预等方面来探讨老年人的平衡功能,为我国社区工作者指导老年人科学运动,提高老年人的平衡功能提供科学参考。
Balance function is one of the important factors of falls in older people.Now our community workers is facing the problems which is improving the balance function through scientific movement and reducing the incidence of falls in older people.The authors reviews latest progress of the balance function of the elderly in recent five years.This article explored the elderly balance function from the following aspects:the biological mechanism of human balance function,factors that affect the elderly balance function,attenuation to the elderly balance function,and active movement intervening the elderly balance function.This job is good for community workers and is helpful to improve the elderly balance function.