Efeito de exercícios psicomotores no equilíbrio de idosos

• Main Authors: Ana Paula Fernandes De Angelis Rubira, Maria Gonçalves da Silva, Thiago Gois de Carvalho, Marcos Sene, Lucila Suemi Kato Harakawa, Lucas De Angelis Rubira, Fernanda Marciano Consolim-Colombo, Marcelo Custódio Rubira
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Nove de Julho 2014-01-01
• Series: ConScientiae Saúde
• Online Access: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=92930146007

Introduction: Falls are the most dangerous consequences of loss of balance and of difficulty of locomotion in the elderly. The psychomotricity for elderly improves of daily living activities. Objective: To evaluate the effect of psychomotor intervention on balance of elderly. A simple blind clinical trial, with 15 elderly, both genders, with physical and social independence was conducted. Method: The balance was evaluated by baropodometry, estabilometria and Berg Scale before and after intervention with psychomotor exercises of global motor coordination and spacial and temporal organization. Results: The area of surface and speed step in gait before and after the intervention were statistically significant in paired t-test (p<0.001 and p<0.03, respectively). The stabilometric analysis with closed eyes there was no difference in parameters of average speed oscillatory (p<0.050) and oscillation antero-posterior (p<0.016) by paired t-test. Conclusion: These results suggest that the psychomotor intervention improved the dynamics of gait and balance.