@article{ref1,
title="Correlation between gait speed and muscular strength with balance for reducing falls among elderly",
journal="Cirugia y Cirujanos",
year="2016",
author="García-Flores, Fabián Ituriel and Rivera-Cisneros, Antonio Eugenio and Sánchez-González, Jorge Manuel and Guardado-Mendoza, Rodolfo and Torres-Gutiérrez, Jorge Luis",
volume="84",
number="5",
pages="392-397",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Evidence of the benefit on propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation for reducing falls in older people does not exist. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of propioceptive facilitation over falls and biomechanical variables, in comparison to standard treatment and control groups. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: Series cases comparative for the 24 participants were recruited and randomnly assigned to 3 groups. Group 1, propioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, group 2, standard treatment, and 3 control. Falls and biomechanic variables were measured before and after. Chi(2) was used for falls and multiple regression for biomechanical variables, RESULTS: Participants had similar falls in previous year. Women had higher falls in a relation 7:1 women-men. After intervention, there was no difference between 3 groups. A correlation exista between muscular strength and gait speed with one foot position time r(2) = 0.67, p = 0.02. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Improving 1kilogram-force of muscular strength of pelvic limb and 0.1meter/second in gait speed, balance (unipodal position time) increases balance by 11.3%. After 3 months of intervention group 2 got 7.9kg-force and 0.26m/s of profit, while group 1 had 4.1kg-force and 0.15m/s and control group 2.4kg-force and 0.1m/s.<br><br>Copyright © 2015 Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C. Published by Masson Doyma México S.A. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0009-7411",
doi="10.1016/j.circir.2015.12.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.circir.2015.12.005"
}