The purpose of this study was to test the effect of Gastrocnemius and Low Back-muscle isotonic exercise on static•dynamic standing balance during the period of 4 weeks. This study was two groups pretest-posttest design. Nineteen subjects who were over 22 years old were randomly assigned to either the experimental group that received the Gastrocnemius muscle exercise(n=9) or the low back muscle exercise(n=10) : The former group performed isotonic exercise(plantar flexion), the latter group performed isotonic exercise(trunk extension) a total of 18 times for three times per week for four weeks. Two groups also performed static and dynamic balance before the exercise and 4weeks after the exercise. The data were analyzed by using the paired t-test and independent t-test. The results were as follows: As compared with change of dynamic balance performance capacity at two groups, a significant difference was shown in the test(p<.05), but not in static balance(p>.05). Also, a significant difference of balance between groups was not shown in the test. In this study indicated that gastrocnemius and low back muscle isotonic exercise will have positive impact on standing balance.

• Kyung Tae Yoo(Namseoul University)
• Min Young An(Namseoul University)
• Su Jung Eom(Namseoul University)
• Bo Kyoung Kim(International University of Korea)
• Joon Hee Lee(Sehan University)
• Jung Hyun Choi(International University of Korea)
• Hee Joon Shin(Kyungwoon University)
• Ok Kon Moon(Kunjang University College)
• Wan Suk Choi(International University of Korea)
• Kyung Ok Min(Yongin University)