Effectiveness of aquatic and non-aquatic lower limb muscle endurance training in the static and dynamic balance of elderly people.

Abstract

The muscle endurance program provided a significant improvement in static and dynamic balance among community-dwelling elderly people. It was also possible to infer that this improvement occurred regardless of the environment, i.e. aquatic or non-aquatic. Article registered in the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) under the number ACTRN 12609000780257.