Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers
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| contents | Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers Elaine C. Cebolla André L. F. Rodacki Paulo C. B. Bento Salud gait Falls aging movement functionality Background: Accidental falls are a major health problem related to aging and affect one in every three elderly individuals over the age of sixty. Objective: To evaluate and compare the muscle strength, gait kinematics parameters, and performance in functional tests between elderly subjects with and without a prior history of falls. In addition, the association between the history of falls and the variables that demonstrated differences between groups were tested. Method: 62 elderly subjects participated in the study and were allocated to the group with falls history (FG; n=20; 68.0±6.9 years old) or the group without falls history (CG; n=42; 65.5±4.1 years old). Maximal strength, gait kinematics parameters, and functional tests were tested. Results: The FG showed lower muscle strength in the knee flexors (51.45±8.6 vs. 62.09±19 Kg), lower average toe clearance during the swing phase (0.04±0.006 vs. 0.043 ± 0.005 m), and lower performance in the “8-foot up-and-go” test (5.3±0.7 vs. 5.8±0.7 s) (p<0.05). There were no associations between any variables and falls, but the increased time in the “8-foot up-and-go” test may double the likelihood of a fall occurring. Conclusion: Fallers have reduced lower limb strength, gait alterations, the worst performance in the dynamic balance test, and an increased risk of falls. 2015 artículo científico 1413-3555 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=235037745009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2350 Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia application/pdf Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.19 |
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| spellingShingle | Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers Elaine C. Cebolla Salud gait Falls aging movement functionality Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers Elaine C. Cebolla André L. F. Rodacki Paulo C. B. Bento Salud gait Falls aging movement functionality Background: Accidental falls are a major health problem related to aging and affect one in every three elderly individuals over the age of sixty. Objective: To evaluate and compare the muscle strength, gait kinematics parameters, and performance in functional tests between elderly subjects with and without a prior history of falls. In addition, the association between the history of falls and the variables that demonstrated differences between groups were tested. Method: 62 elderly subjects participated in the study and were allocated to the group with falls history (FG; n=20; 68.0±6.9 years old) or the group without falls history (CG; n=42; 65.5±4.1 years old). Maximal strength, gait kinematics parameters, and functional tests were tested. Results: The FG showed lower muscle strength in the knee flexors (51.45±8.6 vs. 62.09±19 Kg), lower average toe clearance during the swing phase (0.04±0.006 vs. 0.043 ± 0.005 m), and lower performance in the “8-foot up-and-go” test (5.3±0.7 vs. 5.8±0.7 s) (p<0.05). There were no associations between any variables and falls, but the increased time in the “8-foot up-and-go” test may double the likelihood of a fall occurring. Conclusion: Fallers have reduced lower limb strength, gait alterations, the worst performance in the dynamic balance test, and an increased risk of falls. 2015 artículo científico 1413-3555 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=235037745009 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2350 Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia application/pdf Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.19 |
| title | Balance, gait, functionality and strength: comparison between elderly fallers and non-fallers |
| topic | Salud gait Falls aging movement functionality |
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