Publications by authors named "Rita DE CAssia Ernandes"
Importance of muscle strength to maintain mobility, but not to maintain postural balance in older women: Cross-sectional study.
Clinics (Sao Paulo)
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the link between knee muscle strength, postural balance, and mobility in older women, aiming to identify fall risks and improve prevention programs.
- Results showed that higher knee strength correlates with better functional mobility but only weakly relates to semi-static balance, indicating different coordination requirements for each activity.
- Overall, findings suggest that improving knee strength can enhance mobility in elderly women, while maintaining balance may rely on different neuromuscular controls.
Introduction: An accurate assessment of balance problems is critical for decreasing the risk of falling in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD). Reliable diagnostic tools such as Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) are not feasible for the clinical setting. Therefore, the present study's aim was to assess the correlation between the clinical Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and CDP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To analyze the impact of the Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) on the postural and functional balance and quality of life of Brazilian older adults.
Methods: A cross-sectional study. Sixty older men and women (60-79 years) were divided into three groups: control, DM without and with PDN.
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in old age. Aging process for elders with Parkinson's disease can induce gait disturbances with more functional disabilities than for elders without the disease. Treadmill training as a therapy has resulted in notable effects on the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease and may be a resource for geriatric neurological rehabilitation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: The aging process can alter the organization of postural control causing instability; literature shows several equipment and clinical tests whose purpose is to measure postural balance, involving different protocols and methodologies.
Objective: To evaluate postural balance during the task to walk over the force platform (turn and return) and its relationship with clinic balance test (BESTest) in older adults.
Methods: 60 older people of both sexes, aged 60 to 79 years, were tested in the force platform (NeuroCom Balance) and BESTest to evaluate postural balance.
Objective: To evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition over a six-year period in elderly long-distance runners.
Methods: We analyzed the medical records of elderly athletes who were long-distance runners, were participants of the IOT-HCFMUSP Orthogeriatric Group, and had their BMD evaluated between 2001 and 2007; of these athletes, 11 were included in the study. Inclusion criteria: athletes should be long-distance runners, should not stop long-distance running during the six-year period, and should have undergone BMD and body composition evaluations.
Objectives: This study sought to analyze the extent of motor adaptation in ankle plantar flexors and dorsiflexors among older drivers during clinical isokinetic testing.
Methods: One hundred older adults (70.4±5.
Objective: To evaluate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition in healthy older adults at different skeletal sites.
Methods: We analyzed 87 medical records and BMD along with the body composition of men ranging from 60 to 87 years of age (mean: 68.5, standard deviation: 6.