Lower limbs strength in elderly people from the physiotherapy intervention

Objective: This study looked for assessing the lower limbs strength gain from the physiotherapy intervention. Methods: It is an interventional, cross-sectional, analytical and quantitative study with 17 elderly people enrolled in a Vitória da Conquista Health Unit. A sociodemographic questionnaire was applied, and then the sit to stand test. Afterwards, the intervention began, comprised by exercises of resistance and the delivery of an informative booklet. The intervention was carried out for 30 days, twice a week, 60 minutes each, resulting in 10 sessions. The test was once more applied for reassessment of lower limbs strength. Data were tabulated and examined in SPSS 21.0, and the T Student test was done to check the group differences. Results: it was identified a higher frequency of female elderly people, 64.7%. When the subjects were assessed before the intervention, it was noticed that there was a decrease in the average time to perform the sit to stand test, and these data were significantly linked to the intervention program (p = 0.022). Conclusion: Through this study it was possible to conclude that the physiotherapeutic intervention program enhances the strength of the lower limbs of the elderly people, attested by the higher speed in performing the test.