INTRODUCTION: For the maintenance of balance, the integrity of anatomical and functional elements are necessary. The amputation of lower limb, however, affects all this structure. isostretching is a technique that promotes muscle strength, improves postural awareness, proprioceptive mechanisms and body balance. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the effects of isostretching on the balance of an amputee individual. METHODS: The balance evaluation was made, before and after the application of a program of exercises based on isostretching method, through Berg Scale, of a male person, aged, with a transfemoral amputation due to deep vein thrombosis a year and seven months ago and who has been using prosthesis for seven months. RESULTS: There was an increase in scores on the scale of balance after application of the proposed exercise program, however, the static and dynamic balance of the patient remained injured. CONCLUSION: Isostretching causes an improvement in the balance of amputees, but the study was not sufficient to classify the subject as free from falls risks.
Amputation; Balance; Isostretching; Physical therapy
