Analise fisioterapêutica sobre equilíbrio e coordenação motora em idosos

Abstract

With the increase of the elderly population, it is clear that population aging is a phenomenon that occurs worldwide. We have about 600 million elderly people in the world, three times more than 50 years ago, according to recent surveys. Of these, many are ovated throughout their lives and, mainly, the elderly population, due to a series of biological factors. and physical, are affected by lack of balance during this period which, in many cases, causes falls, often recurrent. Thus, the purpose of this research is to better understand this process and thus analyze the role of physical therapy in helping the necessary treatments. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate the balance and motor coordination of the elderly to identify possible changes that lead to falls. Thus obtaining as a result a more consistent bibliography analysis according to the literary reviews studied; therefore concluding the importance of the present research.