Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Technoscience Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non- commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology Print ISSN: 2395-6011 | Online ISSN: 2395-602X (www.ijsrst.com) doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRST207472 238 To Compare the Effect Between Two Different Priorities Dual Task Balance Training in Older Adults with Balance Impairment Meenakshi Verma, Supriya Awasthi, Bhavna Sharma Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Sharda University, India Article Info Volume 7, Issue 4 Page Number: 238-250 Publication Issue : July-August-2020 Article History Accepted : 13 Aug 2020 Published : 19 Aug 2020 ABSTRACT Background and Purpose: Balance is controlled through a complex process involving sensory, visual, vestibular and cerebral functioning which get affected by various neurological disorders such as fall. The purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of three different balance training strategies in an effort to understand the mechanisms underlying training-related changes in dual task balance performance of older adults with balance impairment. Methods: 45 older adults with balance impairment were recruited and randomly assigned to three groups. Group one received single task balance training, group two received dual task training balance training under fixed priority, group three received dual task balance training under variable priority. Subjects received one-hour individualized training sessions, five times in a week for two weeks. Berg balance scale and time up and go test were the outcome measure and their scores for all groups were taken prior and after the training. Results: One-way analysis of variance was used to analyse the difference among the balance improvement in Group one, two and three. And the results revealed that post intervention scores were highly significant (p 0.05) in group two and group three performed better than group one. Conclusion: In conclusion, dual task training is effective in improving balance under dual task context in older adults with balance impairment, and single task training may not generalize to balance performance under dual task conditions. Keywords : Balance, Fall, Berg balance scale, Time up and go test, Dual task, Fixed priority, Variable priority I. INTRODUCTION Falling is one of the most serious problems associated with ageing. 1 Falls are the most frequent cause of injury- related morbidity and mortality among the elderly. The risk of falling exceeds 20% per year among persons aged 65 and older and living in the community and reaches 35% per year among those 75 and older. 2,3 The incidence of falls increases with age and is more common in women. Sheldon found that 21% of men