Background: Obesity have direct impact on balance. High BMI results in postural sway disabilities. Deposition of fats in joints or muscles changes the body’s structure and hence requires additional efforts to maintain the correct posture and balance. Various studies show effects of obesity on balance but very few were taken to show its effects with respect to grades of obesity.
Materials and Methods: In this study, effects of static and dynamic balance with respect to grades of obesity were studied. 60 samples were collected for the study with 20 in each group i.e Grade 1 ,Grade 2 , Grade 3 obesity and both static and dynamic balance were checked in each group. Single limb stance was used for static balance and time up and go test was used for dynamic balance.
Result : The results showed that time taken to maintain static balance by grade 3 obese women was less as compared to grade 1 and grade 2 obese women.
And time taken to maintain dynamic balance was more than grade 3 women that grade 1 and grade 2 obese women
Conclusion : Therefore the above study showed that as the BMI increase the risk of postural disabilities also increases and grade 3 obese women are at high risk for instability than grade 1 and grade 2 obese women.
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