Evaluación de las alteraciones posturales y su relación con los captores podales y oculares en pacientes adultos mayores.

Abstract

The postural captors are in charge of sending information to our body and maintaining a correct posture; if any of the captors is altered there will be a decompensation that will produce changes in the physiology of the spine. The objective of the study is to relate the existing postural alterations through the evaluation of the podal and ocular captors in older adults. The study is of quantitative approach, with a method of deductive reasoning, of observational type, a cross section and correlational scope. The podales and ocular captors were evaluated in 127 older adults who attended the zumar polyfunctional center and clubs in the city of Guayaquil, who complied with the inclusion and exclusion criteria proposed. To obtain the necessary data, the postural evaluation was performed, the podoscopic evaluation and the proximal convergence point test was used. To determine if there was a relationship between the data, the statistical test, Chi square, was used, demonstrating that there was a significant relationship between postural alterations and the podal (p = 0.03819) and ocular (p = 4.00316E-14) sensors. . Within the podoscopic evaluation we found that 46% of the population presents flat foot, in turn 38% of them are overweight and 22% obesity, influencing the footprint, The recommended exercise plan after the evaluations of exocaptores will help to delay as much as possible the deterioration of the alterations acquired by these, helping the older adult to be as independent as possible, making him socially active and not dependent on family help or caregiver.