The aim of this study was to compare the risk of falls and characterize them in the urban and rural elderly. Observational study with elderly from urban and rural areas in the interior of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, evaluated by the Fall Risk Score and further criteria for the evaluation and characterization of the last fall within 12 months. A total of 125 elderly, 89 urban and 36 rural was evaluated. There was a high prevalence of medication use (93.6%), impaired vision (35.2%) and previous falls (81.6%) in the total sample of individuals as well as the risk of falls (76.8%) without differences between the groups. The variables of statistical significance were impaired hearing (p = 0.009) and impairment of the lower limbs (p = 0.04). Both the elderly living in rural areas and in urban areas showed high risk for falls in the group studied, with no significant difference between them. Thus, it is worth highlighting the importance of making a health work for guidance on falls.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Primary dysmenorrhea is characterized as menstruation with painful conditions in women with no associated pathologies, whose pain sites are classically investigated in the abdomen. However, it is known that the pelvic floor can also be compromised by primary dysmenorrhea and can be a source of hyperactivity of this musculature. The objective of this study was to compare the pain pressure threshold in the pelvic floor of women with and without primary dysmenorrhea. METHODS: An observational, quantitative and cross-sectional study was conducted with young women. The sample consisted of 20 women divided into two groups: with primary dysmenorrhea (n=10) and without primary dysmenorrhea (n=10). The Adapted Assessment Questionnaire was applied for the data collection on the characteristics of the menstrual cycle followed by an evaluation of the pressure threshold of the pelvic floor of the participants using the Microfet 2 HHD manual dynamometer. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in pressure pain threshold between the groups on the left side (p=0.156) and right side (p=0.198) of the pelvic floor. CONCLUSION: In this women sample, the occurrence or non-occurrence of primary dysmenorrhea was not associated with an increase in the pain pressure threshold of the pelvic floor.