Prevention, accidents from falls, postural balance, aging population
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Gender: females Healthy older; between 65 and 75 years; living in the community. Healthy Young; between 18 and 28 years; living in the community.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The voluntary doesn't manages to remain in the postures of the test; that has orthopedic injury over the last 6 months or neurological damage.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Myofascial manipulation of the feet plant will promote increased planting area, on average of 0.35 cm² and providing improved balance. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| With the increase of the planting area is believed to be a decrease, in approximately 7% in the electromyographic activity of the muscles of the lower limb analysis support and also in the upper trapezius muscle, when compared with the initial collection, suggesting that the decrease in co-contraction or stiffness, for conditions of instability. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio Mesquita Filho" Campus Marília. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências - UNESP;Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio Mesquita Filho" Campus Marília. Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências