Objective To enhance sensory and balancing ability by applying vibration under the feet of elder people.Methods Vibration noise was applied under the feet of 6 healthy elderlies and 8 young volunteers.Balancing performance was evaluated using a FASTRAK system.Four sway parameters(The maximum excursions range of the AP,the maximum excursions range of the ML,path length and swept area)were measured under 5 conditions.Results All four sway parameters decreased with vibration in the elderlies.Three of the four sway parameters(Path length,the maximum excursions range of the ML and swept area)were significant decreases(P0.05).Conclusion The results suggest that low level vibration,when applied to the feet,enhances the balancing performance of healthy elderlies.These findings suggest that vibration-based devices may be helpful in improving balance control in elder people.