A importância do treinamento resistido para a melhoria da neuropatia periférica: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The general objective of this study is to verify the improvements in health conditions for individuals with peripheral neuropathy who perform Resistance training. This is a descriptive case study. In order to carry this out, data was collected twice a week over a period of ten weeks at a gym in the city of Trindade, with one elderly man aged eighty-two. The intensity was applied thinking of patient's individuality, resulting, at the end of the program, in a gain in strength at the end of the program. A questionnaire was administered at the beginning and end of the program to subjectively measure improvements or not in their daily activities. In this way, the values found in the study indicate that there was a significant increase in strength gain after resistance training, pointing out that this training model can be applied as a means of increasing strength in elderly people with peripheral neuropathy.