This study was done to determine a new qualitative base for educating and evaluating patients by comparing a 60 or over age group with a 20-30 age group when rising from supine to erect stance. Sixty normal adults were devided into 60 or over and 20-30 aged groups. Each persons was asked to standing from the supine position. This process was recorded by two video cameras. The results was classified into the three existing movement categories. And then they were analyzed by percent rate. The results showed that each group had its own different and special characteristics. This means that physical therapists need to select the best motor patterns according to age in teaching functional tasks such as rising from supine to erect stance.

• 권오영(연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) | Kwon Oh-young
• 이정림(연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) | Lee Joung-rim
• 최재섭(연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) | Choi Jae-sob
• 안덕현(김천보건전문대학 물리치료과) | Ahn Duk-hyun