Open AccessComparison of body balance in active elderly and young adults
Author(s) -
Clarissa Stefani Teixeira,
Cleber Fernando Rebelatto,
Rubian Diego Andrade,
Érico Felden Pereira,
Luís Felipe Dias Lopes,
Carlos Bolli Mota
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
conscientiae saúde
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1983-9324
pISSN - 1677-1028
DOI - 10.5585/conssaude.v13n3.4943
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , young adult , age groups , medicine , displacement (psychology) , physical therapy , physical activity , gerontology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , demography , sociology , psychotherapist
The aging process generates changes in physiology and in the performance of daily living activities. Objective: To compare the postural control of active seniors and young adults with and without visual information, by means of a force platform. Method: A cross-sectional exploratory study was carried out with 66 subjects divided into two groups: G1, young adults with an average age of 20.33 (1.86) years; and G2, active elderly individuals with an average age of 67.42 (6.2) years. Results: The displacements observed with the use of vision were 0.84 cm (AP) and 0.63 cm (ML) in the younger group and 1.33 cm (AP) and 1.02 cm (MP) in the group of active seniors. Without the use of visual information: 0.95 cm (AP) and 0.68 cm (ML) in the young group and 1.46 cm (AP) and 1.21 cm (ML) in the elderly group. The average displacement exhibited significant differences (p