Hydrotherapy on equilibrium of elderly

Population aging is an inevitable process that occurs due to various physiological, biological and social changes that occur over the years. The instabilities in the balance are due to the advancement of age and changes occurred as a basis of support, impairment of vision, gait; associated with environmental, socioeconomic and nutritional factors, sedentarism determining the limitations of the elderly, which potentiates the risk of falls, being the main degrading factor in the life of the elderly. Thus, the problem is reached: Can the intervention of aquatic kinesiotherapy bring benefits to the elderly's balance? The aim of this research was to verify the efficacy of hydrotherapy in the balance of the elderly. Methods: This is an interventional, descriptive and exploratory study, with a cross-sectional design and a quantitative approach, developed in the city of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia. The sample was represented by 27 individuals aged over 60 years of both sexes treated in the physiotherapy nucleus, who had independent gait. Data were analyzed using a statistical treatment method. The calculations and graphs were processed from the Microsoft Office program. We conclude that hydrotherapy, from the Berg scale and the Tinettitest, that hydrotherapy contributes to the balance of the elderly.