Non-invasive neuromodulation in reducing the risk of falls and fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults: systematic review.

Introduction: Neuromodulation is a non-invasive technique that allows for the modulation of cortical excitability and can produce changes in neuronal plasticity. Its application has recently been associated with the improvement of the motor pattern in older adults individuals with sequelae from neurological conditions.

Objective: To highlight the effects of non-invasive neuromodulation on the risk of falls and fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults.

Effectiveness of senior dance in the health of adults and elderly people: An integrative literature review.

Senior dance has been used in different health contexts, but information on its effectiveness has not been yet compiled. The present review shows the results of a search carried out in the Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases, including material published between 1974 and 2019, using the keyword "senior dance" in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Twenty-one articles were retrieved, and seven met the selection criteria.

Gait profile score identifies changes in gait kinematics in nonfaller, faller and recurrent faller older adults women.

Background: Quantification of differences in gait kinematics between young and older adults provides insight on age-related gait changes and can contribute to the investigation of risk of falls. Gait Profile Score (GPS) is an index that indicates gait quality, using kinematic gait data, but so far it has not been used in an elderly population without neurological conditions.

Research Question: Is the Gait Profile Score (GPS) an index that shows reliability for use in old adults? Does this index detect changes in gait quality observed by kinematic data between nonfaller, faller and recurrent faller older adults?

Methods: Forty-nine women (mean age 72,43 ± 6,44; 27 faller and 22 nonfaller) were included in the study.

Fear of Falling Contributing to Cautious Gait Pattern in Women Exposed to a Fictional Disturbing Factor: A Non-randomized Clinical Trial.

This study aimed to investigate the gait pattern of elderly women with and without fall-history, with high and low fear of falling, when exposed to a disturbing factor. Forty-nine elderly women without cognitive impairment agreed to participate. Participants were divided into four groups, considering the history of falls and fear of falling.

[Study of intrinsic risk factors for falls in institutionalized elderly people].

The objective of this research was to identify intrinsic risk factors that predispose elderly people living in long-term institutions in the city of Goiânia (GO) to falls. The present descriptive transversal study was carried out in six long-term institutions for seniors in the city of Goiânia. The investigated sample consisted of 95 elderly that fitted the inclusion and exclusion criteria.