Efeitos do treinamento de tarefas cognitivas e motoras no equilíbrio da marcha em idosas independentes da comunidade: relato de caso

Abstract

Elderly demand more attention resource to maintain their postural control, specially when there is execution of two or more simultaneous tasks, this difficulty will vary according whether its motor and cognitive nature and the task difficulty level. The objective of this study is to verify the gait training influence associated to a secondary task, cognitive and motor, in the balance and in the performance of memory and logic tasks of two elderly women from the community. A case report of the two elderly participants was done. Both executed the protocol of dual task, 36 sessions, and of bicycle with 36 sessions too, with a 90 days gap between on training and another. The study proposes to evaluate the differences of the performance in tests with the same participant receiving two different trainings and evaluate if the gait training in dual tasks overcomes the aerobic training in agility and in the execution of cognitive and motor dual tasks during the gait. It was used, as outcome measures, Timed Up and Go (TUG), at usual and fast speed, 20 meters gait test, 20 meters gait test naming colors and 20 meter gait test holding a tray with glasses filled with water. The results show gains in the cognitive task training. Likely, the dual task training may improve the performance of cognitive tasks execution and the capacity of balance and agility when there are dual task demands.