Aging of balance and risk of falls in elderly

Abstract

Aging is a universal, irreversible and individual processthat causes morphophysiologicalchanges in the musculoskeletal systems, central nervous system and sensory systems (visual, vestibular and proprioception), causinggreaterrisk of falls. The falls have a high prevalence and have become an important public health problem due to the high economic and functional costs they represent in the elderly. To avoid these events it isimportanttoknowtheanatomophysiologicalchangesassociatedwithaging and plan healthstrategieswherebone, muscle, somatosensory (proprioceptive) and cognitivestimulation is incorporated with the aim of avoiding functional impairment and disability.