Objective: To determine the effect of vibration stimuli with 100 Hz frequency, applied to the plantar region, the body balance in women aged less than 60 years. Method: We selected 30 women aged less than 60 years with ...

There was evaluated the influence on quality of life and its physical parameters correlation of the elderly during the first term of São Carlos Open University of the Third Age (named UATI) and Geriatric Revitalization ...

The changes on the heart rate sympathetic-vagal balance caused to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or chronic heart failure, as well as, the hemodynamics change induced by the non-invasive ventilation were unclear. ...

OBJECTIVE: To identify the evolution of the physiologic variable corporal mass index , muscular force , flexibility , balance and aerobic conditioning (VO2 max) of elderly women submitted to a long physical activity ...

It is known that practicing regular exercises promotes several benefits to elderly individuals. However, no studies have assessed the effects of activity on obstacle negotiation with this population. Therefore, the objective ...

Studies have been identified both changes in the body and in the environment induce adjustments on the reaching, however few studies verified the influence of the size and rigidity of objects longitudinally in the period ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a weight reduction program on the plantar pressure behavior during standing and walking of obese children. Thirty children, divided into three groups (obese experimental ...