Hydrotherapy and motor autonomy: analysis of the effect on the functional status of the elderly

Análise do efeito no estado funcional do idoso.

Authors

  • Natanael Camões de Souza Universidade Federal do Amapá - UNIFAP
  • Anne Taynara Guedes Moreira Universidade Federal do Amapá - UNIFAP
  • ALISSON VIEIRA COSTA Universidade Federal do Amapá - UNIFAP http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0726-969X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33837/msj.v5i1.1562

Keywords:

Hydrotherapy, Elderly, Functional state

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the effects of hydrotherapy as an intervention in the functional status of the elderly. A narrative review research was carried out from the BVS database, in the LILACS database, using the descriptors: hydrotherapy; aged; and the booleans OR; AND. The search resulted in 4 articles to compose the sample following all eligibility criteria. Resulting in the beneficial effects of hydrotherapy on balance and maintenance of the elderly's motor skills. Concluding that hydrotherapy is an intervention proposal to be worked on in elderly people who have a deficit in their functional status and in healthy elderly people.

Author Biography

ALISSON VIEIRA COSTA, Universidade Federal do Amapá - UNIFAP

Curso de Educação Física

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Published

2022-11-11

How to Cite

Souza, N. C. de, Moreira, A. T. G., & COSTA, A. V. (2022). Hydrotherapy and motor autonomy: analysis of the effect on the functional status of the elderly: Análise do efeito no estado funcional do idoso. Multi-Science Journal, 5(1), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.33837/msj.v5i1.1562

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Biological and Health Sciences