Assessment of the toes flexor musculature in institutionalized and community-dwelling older adults: biomechanical aspects, mobility and falls
Morphological, biomechanical and functional changes in the feet may increase the risk of fall in older adults. Institutionalized older adults have less mobility and greater risk of falling. The aim of this study is to check the relationship of the feet’s characteristics with the mobility and falls o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) |
| Repositorio: | Fisioterapia e Pesquisa |
| Idioma: | portugués inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.usp.br:article/145060 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.usp.br/fpusp/article/view/145060 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Envelhecimento Força Muscular Pé Acidentes por Quedas Hallux Valgus Envejecimiento Fuerza Muscular Pie Accidentes por Caídas Aging Muscle Strength Foot Accidents by Falls |
| Sumario: | Morphological, biomechanical and functional changes in the feet may increase the risk of fall in older adults. Institutionalized older adults have less mobility and greater risk of falling. The aim of this study is to check the relationship of the feet’s characteristics with the mobility and falls of institutionalized or active community-dwelling older adults. A total of 15 institutionalized and 15 community-dwelling older adults participated in this study. They were assessed considering the incidence of falls and through the Timed Up and Go Test; presence of hallux valgus; and strength peak of the muscles of the hallux and toes measured by a pressure platform. The variance analysis was used to compare the groups. As a result, the community-dwelling older adults showed greater muscle strength of the toe flexor muscles than institutionalized older adults (p |
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