AGREEMENT BETWEEN INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT OF BODY BALANCE IN ACTIVE ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between the instruments used to assess body balance and prediction of the risk of falls of active seniors. Cross-sectional, observational study involving 41 women (69.24 ± 5.24 years) practitioners of physical exercises, in Petrolina-PE....

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Main Authors: Marcelo de Maio Nascimento, Nayara Jéssica dos Santos Maia, Lucas da Silva Ramos, Hans-Joachim Appell Coriolano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Physical Education
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2448-24552017000100103&tlng=en