科学60秒:年老易摔倒怎么办?
来源:沪江听写酷
2011-06-17 10:11
The elderly suffer from ___1___. A third of people over 65 fall at least once a year. Half of those fall more frequently. Exercise can help, especially when they exercise to this [sound of piano]. That’s right, the elderly ___2___ when they exercise to piano music. The research was published online in the Archives of Internal Medicine. [Andrea Trombetti et al., Effect of Music-Based Multitask Training on Gait, Balance, and Fall Risk in Elderly People]
Scientists in Switzerland recruited 134 adults—average age about 75. For six months, half took a weekly hour-long class that focused on balance. They worked out to the piano, changing movements in response to changes in the beat.The exercises got progressively more difficult. The other group ___3___ for six months.
Then the two groups ___4___. Those who worked out to tunes improved their gait and had longer and more stable strides. Overall, the first music-exercising group experienced half as many falls as the control group. But when the control group started striding to songs six months in, they gained the same benefits. Ninety-six percent of the participants exercising to the ___5___ of the piano were women. So it remains to be seen if piano music can help men stay upright too.
【视听版科学小组荣誉出品】
Scientists in Switzerland recruited 134 adults—average age about 75. For six months, half took a weekly hour-long class that focused on balance. They worked out to the piano, changing movements in response to changes in the beat.The exercises got progressively more difficult. The other group ___3___ for six months.
Then the two groups ___4___. Those who worked out to tunes improved their gait and had longer and more stable strides. Overall, the first music-exercising group experienced half as many falls as the control group. But when the control group started striding to songs six months in, they gained the same benefits. Ninety-six percent of the participants exercising to the ___5___ of the piano were women. So it remains to be seen if piano music can help men stay upright too.
【视听版科学小组荣誉出品】
an alarming epidemic
gain a better sense of balance
continued with their regular activities
switched
dulcet tones
老者易摔倒,家人难安心。65岁以上老年人中有三分之一每年至少要摔倒一次,这三分之一的老年人中有一半摔倒不止一次。锻炼,尤其是边听这个(钢琴声)边锻炼能够降低老人摔倒频率。没错,边听钢琴曲边锻炼能让老年人保持较好的平衡感。这项研究发表在《内科学文献》在线文库中。
瑞士科学家对134名平均年龄75岁左右的老人进行了研究。其中67位老人在六个月的时间里每周都上一次一小时的平衡课。他们根据心率改变钢琴曲的节奏,练习难度逐步增加。另外67位老人在这六个月内照常生活作息。
六个月之后,这两组老人对换活动内容。跟着钢琴声锻炼过的老人们步子拉开了,步伐也稳健有力了。先进行听音乐锻炼的那组老人摔倒总数只有对照组的一半。但对照组老人开始进行听音乐锻炼之后,他们摔倒次数也减少了,步伐也得到了相同的改善。但参与此项研究的老年人中有96%都是女性,因此科学家们还得研究研究,这样边听着曼妙钢琴声边锻炼是否对老年男性也有同样的神奇效果。