Abstract
To practice strength and balance activities are shown as useful tools to fall prevention by diverse metanalysis. On the other side, aquatic environment offers interesting properties for a therapeutic reeducation, being the Ai Chi one of its applications. Aim: To evaluate the repercussion of an Ai Chi programme on aged people’s balance. Method: A randomized controlled trial was developed comparing two groups formed by aged people with risk of fall according to the Timed Up & Go test. Intervention Group (IG) followed twelve Ai Chi sessions combined with their thermal programme; and Control Group (CG) just followed the thermal programme. Both groups spent two weeks in the Balneario of Archena (Murcia, Spain). Results: Both groups improve their balance; however, only the IG reached the non-risk of fall from the Timed Up & Go test. Conclusions: The combination of Ai Chi sessions and a thermal programme had a positive effect on aged people’s balance, showing a therapeutic and clinical relevance.
Highlights
The repercussion of Ai Chi on aged people’s balance
To practice strength and balance activities are shown as useful tools to fall prevention by diverse metanalysis
A randomized controlled trial was developed comparing two groups formed by aged people with risk of fall according to the Timed Up & Go test
Summary
Diversos metaanálisis plantean la necesidad de realizar actividad física de fuerza y el estímulo del equilibrio como herramientas útiles para la prevención de las caídas. Realizamos un ensayo clínico aleatorio evaluando la repercusión de dos programas en el equilibrio de los participantes con el test Timed Up & Go: personas con riesgo de caída, entre 60 y 85 años de edad, que realizan una cura termal de 12 días en el Balneario de Archena. Y siendo nuestro objetivo, consideramos oportuno realizar un ensayo clínico que evalúe la repercusión del Ai Chi en el equilibrio de las personas mayores que asisten a un programa termal de 12 días en un balneario. Como criterios de selección de la muestra incluimos a las personas entre 60 y 85 años que realizara un tratamiento termal de 12 días en el Balneario de Archena dentro del programa de termalismo social del IMSERSO, con una altura superior a 155cm, y que presentaran alteración en el equilibrio vinculado a un riesgo de caídas tras la aplicación del test. En la tabla 1 observamos los valores medios antropométricos de nuestra muestra, compuesta por 54 personas –30 en el grupo control y 24 en el grupo experimental
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