Title: The balance assessed in the martial art of Taekwondo Objectives: The main objective of this thesis is to evaluate balance in probands, regularly dealing martial art of taekwondo and compare it with the general population, which regularly pays no sports activity and does not currently have any experience in martial arts. Methods: This is a pilot study, which was attended by 16 probands, the results were processed quantitatively. The probands of both groups were in the age range 20-38 years, composed of 4 women and 12 - men. The first group consisted of eight coaches, students, holders of black belt, or representatives, dealing regularly martial art of Taekwondo WTF for ten years or more. It was composed of individuals from the clubs Gladiator Dojang, Hirundo and SK Cobra Dojang. The control group accounted for eight individuals with no regular sports activities that have experience with any type of martial arts. The data acquisition was first utilized clinical examination, containing basic kinesiology testing. This was followed by measuring instrument, which was held with Smart Equitest system from Neurocom. Measured data were initially processed by the program Neurocom Balance Manager software. Subsequently, it was the most frequently used tests and Unilateral Sensory Organization Test...

Title: The relationship between motor tests and dynamic postural stability parameters Objectives: The aim of this dissertation is to verify the relationship between motor performance and dynamic postural stability parameters in young individuals in the healthy population. To find out in addition whether there exists a significant relationship between motor tests and dynamic postural stability parameters, as well as to verify the differences between males and females within this relationship. Methods: This is a quantitative correlation study investigating the possible relationship between motor tests and dynamic postural stability parameters in young healthy individuals. The Smart EquiTest device from Neurocom was used to measure dynamic postural stability. The following tests were used for these measurements: Limits of Stability (LOS), Sensory Organisation Test (SOT), Motor Control Test (MTC), Adaptation Test (ADT), Weight Bearing/Squat (WBS), Unilateral stance (US) and Rhythmic Weight Shift (RWS). Motor performance was measured using 2 batteries of tests: UNIFIT 6-60 and EUROFIT for adults. In total, 24 healthy volunteers (9 males and 15 females) aged 21-29 years were deliberately enrolled for this study. Each volunteer undertook 8 motor performance tests, anthropometric measurements and 7 tests...

Forma de estudo: Ensaio clínico randomizado cego. Objetivo: Comparar a variação dos limites de estabilidade corporal, integração sensorial e melhora clínica dos pacientes após terapia de Reabilitação Vestibular (RV), segundo dois métodos distintos: a reabilitação vestibular clássica com treinamento global do sistema de equilíbrio (RVC) e a adaptação do Reflexo Vestíbulo-ocular (RVO). Casuística e Método: 39 pacientes, acima de 65 anos, com distúrbio de equilíbrio e indicação de tratamento pela RV foram selecionados e alocados aleatoriamente em dois grupos: Protocolo de Cawthorne e Cooksey modificado (Grupo RVC), e adaptação do RVO (Grupo RVO). Os pacientes foram avaliados antes e após o tratamento pelos protocolos de Integração Sensorial e Limite de Estabilidade da Posturografia Dinâmica Computadorizada (PDC), pela escala clínica Disability Index (DI) e por auto-avaliação fundamentada na porcentagem referida de melhora. Resultados: Dentre os 39 pacientes alocados, completaram adequadamente o estudo 16 indivíduos do Grupo RVC e 16 do Grupo RVO. Os grupos mostraram-se homogêneos quanto à faixa etária, sexo e alterações de equilíbrio observadas. Após o tratamento, ambos os grupos apresentaram variações semelhantes dos parâmetros posturográficos e da escala clínica adotada, bem como da auto-avaliação. Conclusão: Os dois protocolos foram semelhantes quanto a sua eficácia para o restabelecimento do equilíbrio corporal dos pacientes / Study design: Blind randomized clinical trial. Objective: To compare the variation of the sensory organization, limits of postural stability and clinical improvement in elderly patients after Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) therapy using two different methods: classical vestibular rehabilitation (CVR) with global training of balance system and adaptation of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). Material and Method: Thirty-nine patients aged over 65 years with balance disorders and indication of VR therapy were selected and randomly allocated into two groups: Cawthorne-Cooksey modified protocol (CVR Group) and adaptation of VOR protocol (VOR Group). Patients were assessed before and after treatment with Sensory Organization Test (SOT) and Limits of Stability (LOS) by Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP), using clinical scale Disability Index (DI) and self-assessment based on reported percentage of improvement. Results: The study comprised 16 subjects in the CVR group and 16 in the VOR group who fully complied with the treatment. The groups showed similar age range, gender and balance abnormalities. After treatment, both groups presented similar variations of CDP tests and similar results in the clinical scale and in the self-assessment. Conclusion: Both VR protocols showed similar results in effective expansion of limits of stability, scores of sensory organization test and subjective clinical improvement of patients

Forma de estudo: Ensaio clínico randomizado cego. Objetivo: Comparar a variação dos limites de estabilidade corporal, integração sensorial e melhora clínica dos pacientes após terapia de Reabilitação Vestibular (RV), segundo dois métodos distintos: a reabilitação vestibular clássica com treinamento global do sistema de equilíbrio (RVC) e a adaptação do Reflexo Vestíbulo-ocular (RVO). Casuística e Método: 39 pacientes, acima de 65 anos, com distúrbio de equilíbrio e indicação de tratamento pela RV foram selecionados e alocados aleatoriamente em dois grupos: Protocolo de Cawthorne e Cooksey modificado (Grupo RVC), e adaptação do RVO (Grupo RVO). Os pacientes foram avaliados antes e após o tratamento pelos protocolos de Integração Sensorial e Limite de Estabilidade da Posturografia Dinâmica Computadorizada (PDC), pela escala clínica Disability Index (DI) e por auto-avaliação fundamentada na porcentagem referida de melhora. Resultados: Dentre os 39 pacientes alocados, completaram adequadamente o estudo 16 indivíduos do Grupo RVC e 16 do Grupo RVO. Os grupos mostraram-se homogêneos quanto à faixa etária, sexo e alterações de equilíbrio observadas. Após o tratamento, ambos os grupos apresentaram variações semelhantes dos parâmetros posturográficos e da escala clínica adotada, bem como da auto-avaliação. Conclusão: Os dois protocolos foram semelhantes quanto a sua eficácia para o restabelecimento do equilíbrio corporal dos pacientes / Study design: Blind randomized clinical trial. Objective: To compare the variation of the sensory organization, limits of postural stability and clinical improvement in elderly patients after Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) therapy using two different methods: classical vestibular rehabilitation (CVR) with global training of balance system and adaptation of vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). Material and Method: Thirty-nine patients aged over 65 years with balance disorders and indication of VR therapy were selected and randomly allocated into two groups: Cawthorne-Cooksey modified protocol (CVR Group) and adaptation of VOR protocol (VOR Group). Patients were assessed before and after treatment with Sensory Organization Test (SOT) and Limits of Stability (LOS) by Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP), using clinical scale Disability Index (DI) and self-assessment based on reported percentage of improvement. Results: The study comprised 16 subjects in the CVR group and 16 in the VOR group who fully complied with the treatment. The groups showed similar age range, gender and balance abnormalities. After treatment, both groups presented similar variations of CDP tests and similar results in the clinical scale and in the self-assessment. Conclusion: Both VR protocols showed similar results in effective expansion of limits of stability, scores of sensory organization test and subjective clinical improvement of patients

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Title: Evaluation of postural stability in subjects after whiplash injury Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to assess the impact of whiplash injury on postural stability of the subjects who sustained this injury and, subsequently, to compare the results with a group of healthy subjects. Methods: In this pilot study, 16 subjects forming an experimental and a control group were involved. The experimental group consisted of 8 probands after whiplash injury, about 3-5 months after sustaining the injury. The average age of this group was 29.4 years. The control group consisted of 8 healthy probands with average age 28.8 years. All probands were free of neurological diseases, previous serious trauma and orthopedic surgeries in the region of lower extremities or torso, which might significantly affect the results of postural stability measurements. To evaluate postural stability, the device Smart EquiTest System by Neurocom was used and the data obtained were subsequently processed using the Neurocom Balance Manager Software programme. The results of both groups were statistically evaluated using the Shapiro-Wilk test of normality and then compared using the paired t-test or the Mann-Whitney test. Results: The results of this thesis point out that the persons who sustained whiplash injury show worse...

Title: The influence of the dance movement therapy on psychomotor symptoms of Parkinson's disease patients Objectives: The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the effects of dance movement therapy on postural instability and other motor and non-motor symptomatology of patients with Parkinson's disease. Changes are evaluated by using MDS-UPDRS and Computerized Dynamic Posturography (NeuroCom Smart EquiTest System). Another goal is to provide comprehensive information about dance movement therapy and other dance therapies promoted abroad and to highlight a possibility of their use as a non-pharmacological treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms. Methods: This pilot study involved eight late onset Parkinson's disease patients at an average age of 68,87±6,69 years. Changes in their postural stability and motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease were evaluated after the completion of two months of intensive dance movement therapy. Observed parameters were evaluated by using MDS- UPDRS and the Computerized Dynamic Posturography Smart EquiTest System created by the NeuroCom company, before and after the therapeutic programme. For effective assessment of the therapy, statistical methods (the Student's paired t-test and the Wilcoxon rank sum test) were used along with the rate of clinical...

This work aims to evaluate the corporal posture and balance of school children with and without mouth breathing in order to compare the results obtained with each group. The research is part of a bigger project that aims to evaluate otoneurological aspects and the hearing process in school children. It was realized at a city school in Santa Maria (RS) and the sample was composed of 51 children with mouth breathing and 58 children without mouth breathing. In general, the work was organized in seven chapters. The first one refers to a general introduction; the second goes through a broad and up to date literature revision; the third explains the methodology of the work as well as instruments, collecting and analysis of the data; the fourth describes the bibliographical references and the fifth quotes the consulted bibliography. On the sixth and seventh chapters the articles of the research of this work are presented. From the researches made it was observed that school children with mouth breathing independent of type present postural alterations and a more impaired balance when compared to those without mouth breathing. / Este trabalho foi realizado com objetivo de avaliar a postura e o equilíbrio corporal de escolares com e sem respiração a fim de comparar os resultados obtidos entre os grupos. A pesquisa faz parte de um projeto maior que visa avaliar aspectos otoneurológicos e o processamento auditivo em escolares. Foi realizado em uma escola de municipal de Santa Maria (RS) e a amostra foi composta por 51 escolares com respiração oral e 58 escolares sem respiração oral. De forma geral, o trabalho foi organizado em sete capítulos. O primeiro refere-se à introdução geral; o segundo compreende revisão de literatura ampla e atualizada; o terceiro explana a metodologia do trabalho bem como instrumentos, coleta e análise dos mesmos; o quarto descreve as referências bibliográficas e o quinto capítulo cita a bibliografia consultada. No sexto e no sétimo capítulo apresentam-se os artigos de pesquisa resultantes deste trabalho. A partir das pesquisas realizadas observou-se que os escolares com respiração oral, independente do gênero, apresentam alterações posturais e o equilíbrio é mais prejudicado quando comparado aos escolares sem respiração oral.

Title: Evaluation of the dynamic postural stability of competitive epee fencers. Objectives: The aim of this work is to objectively evaluate and compare postural stability of fencers by Neurocom EquiTest computerized dynamic posturography. Methods: The work has the character of a quantitative observational study, the aim of which was to assess and compare postural stability in sport fencers. A total of 63 probands took part in the research. The experimental group consisted of 9 fencers and 7 fencers in the age range of 20-29 years (average age = 24.19, SD = 2.70). The remaining 47 individuals formed a control group (23 men, 24 women, mean age = 25.22, SD = 2.20). Postural stability was assessed using a Neurocom SMART EquiTest. A complete range of 7 tests was used - Sensory organization test (SOT), Adaptation test (ADT), Motor control test (MCT), Unilateral stance (US), Limits of stability (LOS), Rythmic weight shift (RWS) and Weight bearing squat (WBS). In the experimental group, then additional balance tests - Single leg standing test and Stork test. The measured data were statistically processed and compared in the program R. Descriptive elements were determined for the data used for this work - mean, median, standard deviation. Data normality was assessed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. The...