Impact of the aquatic physiotherapy program on the functional mobility of the older people in the community
The objective was to verify the influence of a program of aquatic physiotherapy on functional mobility in the older people. This is an almost experimental, before-and-after study of 26 older people volunteers. There was a significant improvement in the dynamic balance, measured by the TUG test, when...
| Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) |
| Repository: | Revista Kairós (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/33384 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/33384 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hidroterapia Balance Postural Anciano. Equilíbrio Postural Idoso. Hydrotherapy Postural balance Aged. |
| Summary: | The objective was to verify the influence of a program of aquatic physiotherapy on functional mobility in the older people. This is an almost experimental, before-and-after study of 26 older people volunteers. There was a significant improvement in the dynamic balance, measured by the TUG test, when the pre-moments of 12.04 (9.58-20.79) seconds were compared to 9.58 (7.02-17.86) seconds (p = 0.04). It is concluded that the aquatic physiotherapy program promoted improvement of the dynamic balance in the older people involved in this study.Keywords: Hydrotherapy; Postural balance; Aged. |
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