Programa de ejercicios de fortalecimiento del core para el manejo de caídas en adultos mayores

Abstract

This research is descriptive with a quantitative and cross-sectional approach. It was developed in the Pilahuín parish, province of Tungurahua, in a Club for older adults directed by the Autonomous Government of the Pilahuín parish, which is made up of a population of 45 Older Adults, of which 21 participated in the investigation fulfilling all the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. who were assessed the risk of falls using the Berg and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) scales before and after the intervention. The investigation had a total duration of 16 weeks in which the first and last weeks were used to assess the risk of falls, the remaining 14 weeks were to apply the CORE muscle strengthening exercise program which was carried out by sessions being a total of 28 sessions divided into three phases, starting with simple and low intensity exercises and increasing as the exercises were mastered, always respecting the rule of no pain and correct posture. The tabulation was carried out in the Microsoft Excel program, the T-test was used, which was processed in the SPSS Computer System, version 25.0 for Windows in Spanish. At the end of the intervention and after the final evaluations, it was possible to show that the risk of falls decreased in the older adults who participated in the intervention.