Abstract

CORREIA, Catarina et al. The proprioceptive and postural balance training in the elderly people for the prevention of falls: Scoping Review. RPER [online]. 2019, vol.2, n.1, pp.66-77. ISSN 2184-965X.  https://doi.org/10.33194/rper.2019.v2.n1.09.4573.

The world population is increasingly aging and the risk of falling is directly related.

This study aim is to understand the effect of proprioceptive training and postural balance on the elderly people for the prevention of falls.

Study based on the JBI model. The articles were extracted from the CINAHL, MEDLINE and PEDro databases, written in Portuguese and English, from January 2012 to July 2018, with a population of 65 years-old and over, with no underlying pathological condition.

We included 13 articles that considered training programs and proprioceptive exercises and postural balance, muscular strength, resistance, gait training and the implication about the fear of falling.

It was concluded that the implementation of these programs has a positive and significant impact on falls prevention. It is considered fundamental to carry out further studies without using technology to benefit the proprioceptive training and postural balance as falls preventatives.

Keywords : Aged people; Proprioception and Postural Balance.

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