Postural changes of elderly people that frequent a club for elderly people

Abstract

Objective: to analyze postural changes of elderly people that frequent a club for elderly people. Methods: study of 55 elderlies, 67.2 ± 6.6 years old, 65.5% (36) being female. It was used a questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic variables and a postural assessment instrument that contains items that assess postural changes in view (perspective): anterior, lateral and posterior. The data were processed in the program SPSS 19.0. Results: it was observed a high prevalence of elderly people with absence of postural deviations, however some deformities were found, 60% (33) of the elders analyzed in this study had their head forward and 49.1% (27) presented hyperlordosis. Conclusion: the data has showed that although some musculoskeletal changes specific to the aging process were present, most of the elderly were normal, reflecting the effectiveness of activities or previous treatments - intended to minimize postural alterations - with consequent improvements in the quality of life of the elderly person.