Citation

García-Flores FI, Rivera-Cisneros AE, Sánchez-González JM, Guardado-Mendoza R, Torres-Gutiérrez JL. Cir. Cir. 2016; 84(5): 392-397.

Vernacular Title

Correlación entre velocidad de marcha y fuerza muscular con equilibrio para reducir caídas en ancianos.

Affiliation

Hospital Regional, Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, León, Guanajuato, México.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Academia Mexicana de Cirugia)

DOI

10.1016/j.circir.2015.12.005

PMID

26945638

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence of the benefit on propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for reducing falls in older people does not exist.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of propioceptive facilitation over falls and biomechanical variables, in comparison to standard treatment and control groups.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Series cases comparative for the 24 participants were recruited and randomnly assigned to 3 groups. Group 1, propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, group 2, standard treatment, and 3 control. Falls and biomechanic variables were measured before and after. Chi(2) was used for falls and multiple regression for biomechanical variables, RESULTS: Participants had similar falls in previous year. Women had higher falls in a relation 7:1 women-men. After intervention, there was no difference between 3 groups. A correlation exista between muscular strength and gait speed with one foot position time r(2) = 0.67, p = 0.02.

CONCLUSIONS: Improving 1kilogram-force of muscular strength of pelvic limb and 0.1meter/second in gait speed, balance (unipodal position time) increases balance by 11.3%. After 3 months of intervention group 2 got 7.9kg-force and 0.26m/s of profit, while group 1 had 4.1kg-force and 0.15m/s and control group 2.4kg-force and 0.1m/s.

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