IMPACT OF LOWER LIMB STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE TRAINING ON REDUCING RISK OF FALL AMONG PATIENTS WITH ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION

To investigate the effectiveness of lower limb strength and resistance training to reduce the risk of fall
among orthostatic hypotension patients.Orthostatic hypotension or Postural hypotension is a common
cause due to inadequate blood pressure response with a symptom dizziness leading to risk of fall especially
in standing due to decrease in venous pooling and capillary infiltration of plasma in legs. Strength training
helps in voluntary contraction to improve venous return. Whereas, resistance training helps in little increase
in blood volume. This study was given under the age group of 18 to 30. Females and males were included,
who has the symptom of dizziness and reduction in SBP & DBP from supine to standing. Intervention was
given for 6 weeks to those who are willingly participated in exercise program. Based on statistical analysis,
both Resistance and Strength training interventions were effective in reducing symptoms of orthostatic
hypotension. However, resistance training shows much effective significant improvements seen in all
outcome measures and also helped in reducing the risk of fall. Resistance training appears to be the more
comprehensive and effective intervention for improving both orthostatic hypotension symptoms and fall
related self-efficacy.