Balance and antecipatory postural adjustments in elderly fallers: effects of kinesiotherapy and virtual rehabilitation
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Aged, Postural Balance, Physical Therapy Modalities, Virtual Reality Exposure TherapyAbstract
Aging causes a number of changes in motor control of the individual and consequently in postural adjustments. Objective: To evaluate the balance and anticipatory postural adjustments of the agonist muscles and the ankle joint antagonists and compare the effect of rehabilitation virtual and kinesiotherapy in the elderly. Methods: Twenty four elderly participated of this study divided into two groups. 12 participants and the kinesiotherapy group by 12 participants composed the virtual rehabilitation group, equally. The treatment protocol was conducted for six weeks. Virtual rehabilitation group used Xbox 360 with kinect and Your Shape Fitness Evolved game. In the kinesiotherapy group the same protocol exercises were performed. Results: The results indicated a statistically significant difference between pre and post intervention phases in Berg Balance Scale in both groups. There was decreased activation of tibialis anterior muscle in the right functional range of task after interventions, and increased lateral gastrocnemius muscle activation rights in the trunk flexion after training. No differences were observed in muscle activation between the two types of intervention. Conclusion: Protocols with therapeutic exercise and virtual rehabilitation were effective in improving balance and functional capacity of fallers, with no differences between the two types of intervention
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