The role of sports physiotherapy in elderly athletes: a literature review

Population aging is a fact that requires attention from all sectors of society. Once the practice physical activity emphasized, figure athlete in old age and importance sports physiotherapy emerges this context. The guiding question arises: How can help athletes age? general objective article to review literature on performance elderly athletes. methodology chosen was systematic literature, which textual texture carried out by consulting databases other texts related topic question, between months August 2018 March 2022 based PEDro, MedLine, Lilacs, Scielo databases. keywords “idoso”, “atletas”, “fisioterapia” their correspondents English were used. results allowed inclusion 09 papers written 2021. It concluded senior health promotion prevention injuries rehabilitation, knowing physiotherapist acts both treatment development specific programs improve performance, injury rehabilitation.