Am J Gerontol Geriatr | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Review Article | Open Access

Verification of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in the Intrinsic Factors on the Risk of Falls in Healthy Elderly: Systematic Review

Diego Eduardo dos Santos1*, Tiago Eduardo dos Santos2, Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos3,4, Marcia Guimarães Crossetti1, Celeste Maria Thomaz Campos5, Gabriel Gomes Maia6, Kelly Cristina da Silva Ribeiro2 and Laudicéa Henriques da Silva2

1Physiotherapist, Longevus Centro Clinico Integrado - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
2Physiotherapist, Hospital Estadual Getulio Vargas - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
3Programa de Pós-Garduação em Ciências Médicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Estado do
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
4Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade Bezerra de Araújo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
5Doctor Geriatric, Longevus Centro Clinico Integrado - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
6Physiotherapist, Hospital Univertario Pedro Ernesto Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

*Correspondance to: Diego Eduardo dos Santos 

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Abstract

The falls are of great importance in the population scenario, by involving a representative number of elderly and constituting one of the major geriatric syndromes and one of the greatest public health problems. The falls are defined as an unintentional contact with the supporting surface, resulting from the change of the position of the individual to a lower level in relation to his initial position, without any determinant intrinsic factor or any unavoidable accident and without loss of consciousness, being the elderly the most affected. The causes are multifactorial, divided into intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors or, according to the World Health Organization, into biological, behavioral, environmental and socioeconomic conditions.

Citation:

dos Santos DE, dos Santos TE, Paineiras-Domingos LL, Crossetti MG, Thomaz Campos CM, Maia GG, et al.. Verification of the Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in the Intrinsic Factors on the Risk of Falls in Healthy Elderly: Systematic Review. Am J Gerentol Geriatr. 2019; 2(1): 1017..

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