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Objective: To correlate the cervical kinesthesia and the level of balance ability in elderly subjects. Methods: Sixty healthy elderly subjects, with sedentary life style (71.12 ± 6.92 years-old), performed test for positioning error of cervical joint, Romberg test (RT), Sensitized Romberg test (SRT), and Timed Up and Go test (TUG). Results: The positioning error of cervical joint was less than 5 cm in 13% of the sample. We observed no impairment in the static balance of the subjects; however, the SRT with visual aid demonstrated that 75% of the sample had balance disorders and 80% had balance disorders without visual support. All subjects performed TUG with duration smaller than 20 s, demonstrating preservation of dynamic balance. The correlation between cervical joint position sense and decrease static balance was higher than others associations with and without visual aid. The correlation between decrease static balance and impaired cervical joint position sense without visual aid and with bilateral impairment was higher than observed in unilateral deficit. The prevalence of these associations without visual aid was higher than those observed with visual support. The prevalence ratio to parameters association was not significant. Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of decreased cervical kinesthesia in healthy elderly people; however, this fact does not determine a clinical balance disorder.

Decreased Cervical Kinesthesia in Elderly Do Not Impair Their Balance Abilities