Effects of Yoga practice on fear of falling and mobility of elderly fallers

• Main Authors: Lucimar Soares Bueno, Renato de Ângelo Araújo, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Faculdade de Ciências e Educação Sena Aires 2019-11-01
• Series: REVISA
• Subjects: yoga; queda; idosos caidores
• Online Access: http://revistafacesa.senaaires.com.br/index.php/revisa/article/view/436

<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> The increase of the elderly population increases the number of falls and their consequences. From this, there are studies demonstrating that Yoga, because it is a millenarian technique that aims to provide its followers with physical, mental and spiritual balance, can also interfere in the postural balance. <strong>Objective</strong>: compare the results of yoga practice training in elderly balance; as well as comparing the results of yoga training on mobility and no fear of falling in older people with a history of falls. <strong>Method:</strong> Twenty elderly were evaluated and the training was done during a period of 4 months. Mobility was assessed by the Time and Up and Go (TUG) test. The fear of falling was assessed by the FES-I. Appropriate statistical tests were used for inter- and intra-group comparison before and after training, with p ≤0.05. <strong>Results:</strong> After data collection, it was observed that Yoga can contribute to the improvement of the balance and fear of falls, besides also having subjective positive effects related to quality of life. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> yoga practice impacts balance and reducing fear of falls</p>