Multisensory and closed kinetic chain exercises on the functional capacity and balance in elderly women: blinded randomized clinical trial

Abstract Introduction: The aging process causes losses that lead to decreased balance, gait speed and functional capacity and, therefore, there is a need of specific protocols to work preventively these variables, which will contribute to the decrease in the frequency of falls in this population....

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Main Authors: Luiz Gustavo Padovini Ferreira, Caio Vitor dos Santos Genebra, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Eduardo Aguilar Arca, Alexandre Fiorelli, Alberto De Vitta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502017000500259&lng=en&tlng=en