Análise cinemática do tronco e membros inferiores de idosos durante a tarefa de ultrapassagem de obstáculos

Abstract

Tripping over obstacles while walking has been reported as a main cause of falls among the elderly people. Another aspect to consider in relation to the elderly is to maielderly during the crossing obstacles task. The sample consisted of 14 elderly women with a mean age of 67.92 ± 5.07 years frequenters of a hydrogymnastics program, which participated in the study group (SG), and 14 healthy young adult women with a mean age of 21 ± 1.54 years which composed the control group (CG). Both groups underwent the crossing obstacles task of different heights using the three-dimensional motion analysis system Vicon®. Spatiotemporal and angular variables of trunk and pelvis were analyzed. The results showed that older people obtained largest three-dimensional amplitudes trunk and pelvis and lower space-time components such as cadence and total passing time. The conclusion of this study suggest that elderly people generally have a more conservative stance of overtaking in order to safely overcome the obstacles with to the increase of the trunk and pelvis amplitudes compared to young adults.ntain the dynamic equilibrium, having the trunk an important role. This work, cross descriptive, aimed to analyze the kinematics of the trunk and lower limbs of the.