Woman,Elderly,Pain,Quality of life.
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 14 women were evaluated over health care, specific tests of pain (visual analogue scale), flexibility (popliteal angle test and sit and reach test) and quality of life (SF-36 quest
Other
E02.779
Sponsors
Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências- UNESP
Centro de Estudos da Educação e da Saúde (CEES)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women over 60, who reported the presence of chronic musculoskeletal pain, continuous or essentially continuous with exacerbations for at least six months prior to the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neurological symptoms, discrepancy between the lower limbs greater than two centimeters, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, herniated disk, tumor, infection, vertebral fracture, cauda equina syndrome, cognitive impairment and cardiovascular or dropouts during the intervention period.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improves body flexibility and muscle isquiocrural, decrease level of pain and maintenance of quality of life | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved quality of life | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactBeatriz;Marcelo Tozim;Navega
Instituto de Biociências- UNESP/ Rio Claro;Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências- UNESP
Outcome results
None listed