%0 Journal Article
%T Effectiveness of a physiotherapeutic protocol for equilibrium with institutionalized elderly people Efic¨¢cia de um protocolo fisioterap¨ºutico para equil¨ªbrio em idosos institucionalizados
%A Mariane Negr£¿o Serra dos Santos Lopes
%A Cintia Gomes Passerini
%A Cristiane de F¨¢tima Travensolo
%J Semina : Ci¨ºncias Biol¨®gicas e da Sa¨²de
%D 2010
%I Universidade Estadual de Londrina
%X Equilibrium consists of keeping the gravity center within a support basis which provides more stability in the body segments during static and dynamic situations. The maintenance of body equilibrium in space is a complex phenomenon that depends on several structures, such as: motor system, proprioceptive sensitivity, vestibular system, visual system, cerebellum, among others. The fall is one of the main consequences of lack of equilibrium in the elderly. It is known that the physical therapy and the physical activity are important tools to prevent and/or reduce these deficits. The objective of this work was to verify the effectiveness of a physiotherapeutic program for institutionalized elderly people. Materials and methods: This is a prospective study of cohort, with seven institutionalized elderly people. The elderly who walked without orthosis, were obedient and understood verbal commands, were included. An initial evaluation of the respiratory, neurological and orthopedic systems was used, together with Tinetti¡¯s Equilibrium and Mobility Scale. The treatment protocol consisted of 16 therapies. In each session, the warm up, stretching, strengthening, equilibrium training, walk training and relaxation were performed twice a week, with a 50-minute length each, for two months. The data were statistically evaluated through Wilcoxon test with a significance of p=0.03. Results showed an improvement in the equilibrium of the studied group. It will be suggested that the protocol used be implemented in the institution where it was conducted, what could reduce the risks inherent in the equilibrium deficit in the elderly. O equil¨ªbrio consiste em manter o centro de gravidade dentro de uma base de suporte que proporcione maior estabilidade nos segmentos corporais durante situa  es est¨¢ticas e dinamicas. A manuten  o do equil¨ªbrio do corpo no espa o ¨¦ um fen meno complexo que depende da integra  o de v¨¢rias estruturas como: sistema motor, sensibilidade proprioceptiva, aparelho vestibular, vis o, cerebelo dentre outros. A queda ¨¦ uma das principais conseq¨¹¨ºncias da falta de equil¨ªbrio no idoso, e a fisioterapia e a atividade f¨ªsica constituem ferramentas importantes para prevenir e/ou minimizar esses d¨¦ficits. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a efic¨¢cia de um programa fisioterap¨ºutico para equil¨ªbrio em idosos institucionalizados. Trata-se de um estudo prospectivo de coorte, do qual participaram sete idosos institucionalizados. Foram inclu¨ªdos os idosos que deambulavam sem uso de ¨®rtese e obedeciam aos comandos e os compreendiam. Foi aplicada uma avalia  o in
%K Idosos
%K Equil¨ªbrio
%K Institui  o.
%U http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/8791