Comparação do equilíbrio entre idosos saudáveis praticantes e não praticantes de Tai Chi Chuan / Assessment of balance in healthy elderly: comparison between practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan and non-practitioners

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

Falls in the elderly can be a devastating event. Should be encouraged awareness about the benefits of this group to remain active exercises. Tai-chi-chuan is an exercise in sports practice demonstrates that moderate increases in balance, gait and posture. The objective was to evaluate the influence of this modality in the balance, posture and gait of elderly people active and independent. Was conducted a cross-controlled study with 76 volunteers, with 51 participants in the activity for the balance, average age de76, 8 years. We used four tests of the systems Balance Master Neurocom.For analysis of the data to compare the two age groups using the Mann-Whitney test (. Siegel, 2006). The same test was used for all comparisons between the two groups on the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration for the balance (TCISEM), the Walk Test (CT), Test of the Transfer of sitting for standing (TSP) and Test of the evaluation Leg (TUP). The group of tai chi chuan showed significant values in the balance and gait.

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gender idosos tai ji evaluation balance equilíbrio e marcha tai chi chuan gait avaliação

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