Effects of sensory motor training of lower limb in sedentary elderly as part of functional autonomy

Objective: Assess the effects of sensorimotor training on the functional autonomy levels of sedentary elderly people. Methods: The sample was composed of 30 women (sedentary, functionally independent, χ = 65.03 ± 4.93 year), divided randomly into two groups: control (CG, n = 15) and experimental (EG, n = 15). Tests developed by the Latin American Development for the Elderly Group (GDLAM) were used to evaluate autonomy. The EG was submitted to a sensorimotor program three times a week, involving 24 thirty-minute sessions. Data were processed using the SPSS program, with a 5% significance level. Results: The EG showed a significant reduction in execution time in all the tasks, while the CG only obtained a significantly better score on the 10-M walk test. Although the EG improved in the GDLAM index (∆% = -30, 3%, p = 0.0001), it remained at a "weak" level (GDLAM index >27.42). Conclusion: The results demonstrate that sensorimotor training reduces the execution time of tasks, as well as improving functional performance in activities of daily living.

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Main Authors:	Barbosa Rezende,A.A., Fernandes de Miranda,E., Souza Ramalho,H., Borges Da Silva,J.D., Silva Carlotto Herrera,S.D., Rossone Reis,G., Martin Dantas,E.H.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Centro Andaluz de Medicina del Deporte 2015
Online Access:	http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1888-75462015000200003
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