None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this study is compare the efficacy of aquatic exercise and non-aquatic physiotherapy treatment among elderly women suffering osteoporosis. The study hypothesis consists that women that take part in the aquatic physiotherapy treatment may improve postural control as non-aquatic physiotherapy treatment;however, aquatic treatment has significantly less adverse effects compared to non-aquatic treatment, as risk of falls. with a land-based programme.
Interventions
The participants will carry out aquatic or non-aquatic physiotherapy treatment. They will perform physiotherapy treatment two days per week for 12 weeks, 60 minutes each session supervised by a physiotherapist. They will be divided into three small groups according to their own schedule preferences. Aquatic physiotherapy training consist about stretching exercise, aerobic exercise as anterior, posterior and lateral walking. After that, participants will perform different ludic exercises to muscl
The participants will carry out aquatic or non-aquatic physiotherapy treatment. They will perform physiotherapy treatment two days per week for 12 weeks, 60 minutes each session supervised by a physiotherapist. They will be divided into three small groups according to their own schedule preferences. Aquatic physiotherapy training consist about stretching exercise, aerobic exercise as anterior, posterior and lateral walking. After that, participants will perform different ludic exercises to muscle strength and balance with balls, pool bars, aqua noodles, kick boards and floats. Patient lying supine on a pool bar or aqua noodles, legs alternate into flexion and extension, adduction and abduction. Session will finish with a cool-down period.
Sponsors
Guilherme de Paula Marinho Nonato
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
community-dwelling women suffering from osteoporosis, 65 years old or older,
Exclusion criteria
Participants that use some walking aid; present low scores at Mini-Mental State Examination (Bertolucci et al, 1994); or present a doctor report with orthopedics, cardiologic and neurologic impairments or other medical diseases with possible contra-indication of exercise and/or pool therapy.
Outcome results
None listed