Impact of the aquatic physiotherapy program on the functional mobility of the older people in the community
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p243-253Keywords:
Hydrotherapy, Postural balance, Aged.Abstract
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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2016-12-30
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Alcalde, G. E., Guimarães, L. E., Pianna, B., Almeida, A. D. de, Arca, E. A., Lima, M. A. X. C., & Fiorelli, A. (2016). Impact of the aquatic physiotherapy program on the functional mobility of the older people in the community. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 19(4), 243–253. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p243-253
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