Publications by authors named "Flavio Tavares Vieira"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate the relationship between hip muscle strength, dynamic balance, and functional capacity in older adults aged 60-79 and those 80 and older, involving 191 participants.
- - For adults aged 60-79, stronger hip muscles positively influenced performance on the forward step test, while the hip adductor strength did not significantly impact tandem gait.
- - In adults aged 80+, hip adductor strength was crucial, positively affecting both the step and tandem gait tests, suggesting different exercise programs may be needed for each age group.
Background: Hip abductor muscles are important for the maintenance of postural stability, mainly on the mediolateral direction and unipodal support conditions. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of unilateral induced fatigue of hip abductor muscles on balance and functional capacity of older women.
Methods: The study included physically independent women aged 60-75 years.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to assess how accurately three clinical tests (lateral step, tandem gait, and single-leg stance) identify reduced hip abductor muscle strength in older women and how these tests change diagnostic certainty.
- A total of 123 older women underwent clinical tests and was evaluated using an isokinetic dynamometer to measure hip abductor strength, with the results indicating that lateral step and tandem gait times correlated with muscle strength but only had low diagnostic accuracy.
- The combination of lateral step and tandem gait significantly improved the post-test probability, showing an increased chance of detecting muscle weakness when both tests were positive, making them valuable and cost-effective assessment tools for clinicians.
Relationship Between Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Future Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults With No History of Falls: A Prospective 1-Year Study.
Jaqueline Mello Porto Luciana Mendes Cangussu-Oliveira Renato Campos Freire Júnior Flávio Tavares Vieira Luana Letícia Capato
J Appl Gerontol
March 2021
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to determine if lower limb muscle strength could predict the risk of first falls in older adults living independently, measuring muscle strength using an isokinetic dynamometer.
- Researchers monitored 101 participants, who had no fall history in the last year, via monthly phone calls to track any fall incidents over a year.
- Results showed no significant link between lower limb muscle strength and falls; thus, it suggests exploring other factors that might contribute to falls in older adults to develop preventive strategies.