Biomechanical evaluation of gait in the elderly of the grand parents circle “celia sánchez manduley”

The objective of the research is to evaluate the gait deficiencies of older adults of the grandparents' circle of Villa Clara, Cuba, information was collected for the individualization of the physical activities to which they are subjected. Material and methods, a transversal study was designed in time, in which 8 subjects were intentionally selected. The empirical methods applied were biomechanical analysis and descriptive statistics. Biomechanical methods and descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the gait of the subjects to determine their mean age, as well as the behavior of a group of indicators that allowed characterizing the gait of the adults investigated. The results, descriptive statistics showed that the mean age of the subjects in the sample was 70.5 years. The findings of the biomechanical study showed that the ankle indicators in the different gait positions, the mean data differed from the model, highlighting the pre-swing with a difference of 4.92º and the initial support and final swing with differences of about 3º. This behaves similarly in relation to the knee and trunk. Conclusion, the biomechanical evaluation of the gait allowed us to obtain information for the individualization of the physical activities they receive, which facilitates a better adaptation.