Relative handgrip strength is inversely associated with the presence of type 2 diabetes in overweight elderly women with varying nutritional status.

Background And Aims: To describe cross-sectional associations of BMI-adjusted handgrip strength with the presence of diabetes and hypertension in a community setting.

Methods And Results: Between 2016 and 2018, 601 consecutive elderly active women (70.7 ± 6.

Water versus land-based exercises as physical training programs in elderly.

Background: The study aims to analyze and quantify the improvements of some physical skills in a group of subjects over 65 years old who practice regular activities in the gym and in a microgravity environment.

Methods: The study included 132 subjects (68.9±5.

Effects of long-term stimulation of textured insoles on postural control in health elderly.

Background: The aim of this study was to confirm the effects of long term (chronic) stimulating surface (textured insole) on body balance of elderly people.

Methods: Twenty-four healthy elderly individuals were randomly distributed in two groups: control and experimental (67.75±6.

Effects of stimulating surface during static upright posture in the elderly.

This study aimed to investigate the influence of three stimulating surfaces based on center of pressure (CoP), anteroposterior sway velocity (V(A/P)), and medio-lateral sway velocity (V(M/L)) of 40 elderly subjects. CoP and V(M/L) showed a significant decrease in all visual conditions only in the stimulating surface whereas V(A/P) showed a significant decrease only on the same surface with eyes open. Results confirm the importance of multisensory stimulation in postural control in the elderly.