Analysis of Postural Stability in Active Elderly Women

نویسندگان

  • B P Avelar
  • J N A Costa
  • A C David
  • M P Safons
  • R M Lima
چکیده

There is evidence in the literature that older practitioners of regular exercise have better postural stability compared to sedentary and active older women who still also have better postural stability than sedentary ones (REF), however, remains unclear behavior of postural stability in older physically active but not practicing physical exercises compared to physically active elderly and practicing physical exercises. Thus, the present study aimed to compare the postural sway in older women active practitioners of regular exercise and not practicing and correlate the chronological age of all practitioners with the variables of Cop.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013