[en] Description of the experience. It consists of the implementation of a therapeutic exercise program in elderly people from the Royal Social Charity Institution Padre Rubinos, in A Coruña. It is a service-learning project, an educational proposal that combines processes of social commitment and service to the community with the learning of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values. It fits in the subject of End Degree Project (EDP), of the second quarter, of the fourth year of the Degree in Physical Therapy. Objective (general). The general objective for the student has been acquired the specific competences of the subject End Degree Project. For parcicipants, this objective has been put into practice a therapeutic exercise program which aims at the improvement of balance, that leads to an improvement in quality of life and health promotion. Development of the experience. For the development of the experience four main actions were followed: 1) Review of available literature on the efficacy of therapeutic exercise for the improvement of balance in elderly people. 2) Design of the physical therapy intervention based on available evidence. 3) Evaluation of the participants before and after the intervention. 4) Application and direction of a therapeutic exercise program focused on the improvement of balance in elderly people. Results of the experience. Among the results of the experience, the acquisition of competences and learning outcomes specific to the subject End Degree Project of the Degree in Physical Therapy is highlighted. As results of the intervention, balance improvement manifested in the Berg Balance Scale and in the Timed Up and Go Test, which have turned out to be statistically significant, stands out. In addition, improvements in quality of life have been manifested through the SF-12 questionnaire. Conclusions. The present project has turned out to be an enriching experience from the three intentional perspectives pursued by service-learning: solidary, pedagogical and reflective.

[gl] Descrición da experiencia. Consta da execución dun programa de exercicio terapéutico en persoas maiores da Real Institución Benéfico Social Padre Rubinos, en A Coruña. Trátase dun proxecto de aprendizaxe e servizo (ApS), unha proposta educativa que combina procesos de compromiso social e servizo á comunidade coa aprendizaxe de coñecementos, habilidades, atitudes e valores. Enmárcase na materia de Traballo de Fin de Grao (TFG), do segundo cuatrimestre, do cuarto curso do Grao en Fisioterapia. Obxectivo (xeral). O obxectivo xeral para o alumno foi adquirir as competencias específicas da asignatura Traballo Fin de Grao. Para os participantes, dito obxectivo foi poñer en práctica un programa de exercicio terapéutico orientado á mellora do equilibrio, o que leva consigo unha mellora da calidade de vida e promoción da saúde. Desenvolvemento da experiencia. Para o desenvolvemento da experiencia seguíronse catro accións principais: 1) Revisión da bibliografía dispoñible sobre a eficacia do exercicio terapéutico na mellora do equilibrio en maiores. 2) Deseño da intervención fisioterápica en base á evidencia disponible. 3) Valoración dos participantes antes e despois da intervención. 4) Dirección dun programa de exercicio terapéutico enfocado á mellora do equilibrio en maiores. Resultados da experiencia. Entre os resultados da experiencia destácase a adquisición de competencias e resultados da aprendizaxe específicos da asignatura Traballo Fin de Grao do Grao de Fisioterapia. Como resultados propios da intervención, destácase a mellora no equilibrio manifestada na Escala do Equilibrio de Berg e no Test Timed Up and Go, a cal resultou ser estadísticamente significativa. Ademais, manifestáronse melloras na calidade de vida a través do cuestionario SF-12. Conclusiones. O presente proxecto resultou ser unha experiencia enriquecedora dende as tres perspectivas intencionais que persegue a Aprendizaxe e Servizo: solidaria, pedagóxica e reflexiva.