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- Title
Effects of hydrogymnastics with dynamic exercises in movement on the body balance of elderlyl.
- Authors
de Souza Junior, Roberto Otheniel; Paulo Deprá, Pedro; Miyaki da Silveira, Alexandre
- Abstract
Hydrogymnastics is a physical activity that can help elderly in the prevention of function losses as postural balance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a hydrogymnastics program with focus on moving dynamic exercises on the body balance of elderly. The sample was split into two groups: experimental group (EG) (n=27, age=67.33±5.33 years) and control group (CG) (n=10, age=67.74±7.24 years). EG took part in 50 minute-long hydrogymnastics classes twice a week, for 16 weeks. Postural balance was measured by the behavior of the Center of Pressure (COP) using a force platform, it was observed, in the results, a better performance in total movement and in the anteroposterior width in the EG when compared to the CG. Also after the intervention period, the CG showed a significant increase in the COP area. It was concluded that, hydrogymnastics practice, with emphasis on exercises with different movement possibilities, can significantly alter the postural balance rates.
- Subjects
AQUATIC exercises; BIOMECHANICS; POSTURAL balance; GYMNASTICS; RESEARCH methodology; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test
- Publication
Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, 2017, Vol 24, Issue 3, p303
- ISSN
1809-2950
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1809-2950/16906724032017