The importance of strength training programs for the rehabilitation of muscle function, equilibrium and mobility of the elderly
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v10i3a102461Keywords:
Exercise Therapy, Resistance Training, Postural Balance, Gait, AgedAbstract
The physiological ageing process leads to changes on the neuro-muscular-skeletal system. Associated with highly prevalente chronic degenerative diseases, those changes would yield balance and gait abnormalities which prone elderly people to falls and impaired physical function and limitations in activities of daily living. It is not an inevitable consequence of the ageing process the deterioration of physical and functional capacities. Though, it is clear that functional decline might be a consequence of low physical activity levels. The implementation of exercise programs, even in very old age, is capable of minimizing the impact of the changes or even prevent physical functioning decline or disease harm. The present review had the objective to search published work on the MEDLINE and LILACS databases which presented correlations between resistance exercises to improve muscle function, balance and gait in the elderly population.
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