Effects of Hydrotherapy on the Balance of Individuals with Parkinson’s disease

Authors

  • Carlos Henrique Silva de Andrade UNINOVE
  • Belatrice Ferreira da Silva Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau
  • Simone Dal Corso Universidade Nove de Julho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i2.2108

Keywords:

Hydrotherapy, Parkinson disease, Postural balance.

Abstract

Introduction: The Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to progressive loss of neurons in the substantia nigra, resulting in dysfunctions in the patterns of movement. Objective: To analyze the effects of hydrotherapy in balance of individuals with PD. Method: Seven individuals (54.00 ± 6.08 years old), with were PD studied. The evaluation of the functional balance was performed by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Timed up and Go test (TUGT) before and after the protocol of hydrotherapy. The protocol was applied three times week (40 minutes of duration) during four weeks. Results: It was observed a significant increase in the BBS scores (25.3 ± 10.0 vs. 37.0 ± 8.5) and a reduction of the time in TUGT (13.2 ± 1.8 vs. 11.4 ± 1.7; p < 0.05) after the program of hydrotherapy. Conclusion: The protocol hydrotherapy promoted an improvement in balance of individuals with PD.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Henrique Silva de Andrade, UNINOVE

Fisioterapeuta. Especialista em Fisioterapia em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva e Mestrando em Ciências da Reabilitação da Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE. São Paulo - SP.

Belatrice Ferreira da Silva, Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau

Fisioterapeuta. Faculdade Maurício de Nassau. Recife - PE.

Simone Dal Corso, Universidade Nove de Julho

Fisioterapeuta e docente do programa de pós-graduação da Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE. São Paulo - SP.

Published

2010-08-10

How to Cite

1.
Andrade CHS de, Silva BF da, Corso SD. Effects of Hydrotherapy on the Balance of Individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2010 Aug. 10 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];9(2):317-23. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/2108

Issue

Section

Cases studies