Effects of Pilates Method Breaths on Balance, leg Tiredness, and Routine Activities of Fallers Elderly

Not Applicable

• Conditions: G11.427.690; Aged, accidental Falls, muscular fatigue, postural balance; M01.060.116.100; N06.850.135.122; G11.427.550

• Registration Number: RBR-84gg5w
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Age greater than or equal to 65 years; Good cognitive status, score greater or equal 17 in the mini-questionnaire questionnaire of mental state; History of falls in the last 12 months; Fear of falling measured by the FES-I-Brazil questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

Arthroplasty, arthrodesis, or knee, ankle and or hip osteotomy; Those who refuse to participate in data collection; Inability to perform the proposed monopodal balance test and or protocol of intervention; Less than 80% of frequency in sessions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Static balance before and after 2 months of intervention will be verified by force platform from the displacement in centimeters of the pressure center. Improvement in static balance is expected, characterized by a decrease in displacement in centimeters of the pressure center.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected