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The Effect of Plantar Vibration Stimuli on the Balance of Older Women

U

Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos

Status

Completed

Conditions

Deficit Elderly Women With Body Balance

Treatments

Other: vibration stimuli

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01040442
fabio wanderley

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the present study was to identify the effect of direct vibration at a frequency of 100 Hz, applied to the plantar region, on the balance of women aged 60 years or older. The hypothesis is that the place improves body balance.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

60 to 80 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • women aged 60 or older, static balance deficit verified by the One-Leg Stance test with eyes open (OLSeo) (inability to maintain position for 30 seconds with eyes open, which is associated with the risk of falling17), independent gait without the use of walking aids.

Exclusion criteria

  • individuals undergoing treatment to improve balance, inability to understand verbal commands, pathologies that affect balance and gait, use of medication that may affect balance, lower limb surgery in the past 12 months or participation in a physical activity program.

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

vibration stimuli
Experimental group
Treatment:
Other: vibration stimuli

Trial contacts and locations

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