Effects of training on balance and motor coordination in elderly: a randomized controlled trial

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira,Juliana Perazzo
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Cruz,Vivianne Leite da, Cardoso,Renata de Arruda, Leite,Fátima Natário Tedim de Sá, Duarte,Catarina Maria Gonçalves, Gouveia,Viviane Maciel
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/203
• topic: Postural balance, exercise, accidental falls, aged.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> Evaluate the effects of training on balance and motor coordination applied to users of a cardiopulmonary and Metabolic Rehabilitation (CMR) project.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> It is randomized and controlled clinical trial, with the participation of sixteen elderlies (<u>&gt;</u> 60 years), Senador Jos&eacute; Erm&iacute;rio de Morais Medical Centre patients in 2011. They were blinded sorted and divided into two groups: a control group, which performed the routine protocol of the project; and, an experimental group, which was added to a regular protocol of the training program in balance and coordination. The participants completed 12 weeks of intervention, performing it three times a week. They were evaluated by the tests: Tinetti, Adapted Romberg, Time Up and Go and coordination test (AAHPERD).<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> Comparing the two groups, the experimental one presented a better performance in Tinetti, Time Up and Go and coordination (AAHPERD) tests.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> A balance and coordination training in elderly patients of the CMR, held for 12 weeks, proved efficiency in decreasing the falls probability in this group.</p>