Background: There is decline in muscular strength with advancing age. This reduction in muscular strength results in loss of balance and mobility. Loss of balance is contribution factor of fall. Elastic band resistance exercises are easiest way to improve strength of lower limb and this can improve mobility.

 Objective: To find out effects of elastic band resistance exercises on balance and mobility in older adults.

Materials and Methods: This study was done in Shaheena Hashmi polyclinic Multan in time duration of 1 year. Sample size was 46.  Participants were divided in 2 groups. Group A was treated by conventional physiotherapy and group B was treated by conventional physiotherapy and elastic band resistance exercises. The follow up was of 8 weeks 3 sessions per week. Participants of 60 to 75 years age group with 3 score on Manual muscle testing were included in this study. Participants suffering from Parkinson’s disease, fracture history of past 5 years, hip and knee arthroplasty were excluded from this study. Berg balance scale, Functional reach test and Time up and go were used as tools. SPSS version 26 was used for data analysis. Results: Mean age of participants was 65.71±13.6. Treatment across the groups showed mean and standard deviation in pre and post values of Berg balance, Time up and go and Functional reach test. Within the group pre and post BBS was 12.60±5.75 and 25.36±13.4, pre and post TUG was1.956±0.206 and 1.608±0.493 and pre FRT was 1.456±0.689 and for post FRT was 2.326±1.212 which showed the experimental group showed improvement in balance and mobility as compared to control group results.

Conclusion: This study concluded that elastic band resistance exercises were effective in improving balance and mobility in elderly people.

Index Terms- Elastic band, Balance, mobility and resistance