Balance and falls
The effect of total knee arthroplasty on patients’ balance and incidence of falls: a systematic review
... influences balance positively for up to 1-year following ...standing balance as early as 11-day ...of falls by switching ...why balance and falls might be linked and only partially ...
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Effects of Foot and Ankle Devices on Balance, Gait and Falls in Adults with Sensory Perception Loss: A Systematic Review
... of balance and falls risk in aging populations, including those with per- ipheral nervous system ...on balance, gait or falls risk remain ...
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ARTICLE An approach to balance problems and falls in elderly persons
... and falls. The assessment and management of a patient who is at risk of falls or who has fallen require a multidisciplinary approach to identify and address factors contributing to the ...and ...
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Falls efficacy, postural balance, and risk for falls in older adults with falls-related emergency department visits: prospective cohort study
... low falls efficacy, defined as low self- perceived confidence in engaging in activities of daily liv- ing without falling, and impaired postural balance are putative risk factors for falls in ...
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Effects of hydrotherapy in balance and prevention of falls among elderly men
... accidental falls; aged person. Introduction Nowadays, falls are one of the largest public health problems among elderly people due to the high morbidity, mortality and costs for the family and ...for ...
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Prevalence of falls among elderly participants of a health promotion group and comparison of balance tests to detect risk of falls
... Introduction: Falls of elderly people are common, representing a serious public health ...of falls and its prevention. Objective: To verify the incidence of falls in a group of elderly patients and ...
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Does osteoporosis predispose falls? a study on obstacle avoidance and balance confidence
... of falls and ...reduce falls, fall-related fractures, and several risk factors for falls in individuals with low bone mass ...include balance exercise and muscle strengthening exer- cises to ...
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Postural Balance in the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Accidental Falls
... postural balance in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment and its rela- tionship to accidental ...moments. Balance improvements were observed in all age groups, suggest- ing that all elderlies, ...
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Clinical-demografic characteristics, falls and balance of institutionalized and community-dwelling elderly
... of falls, inability, fragility and ...functional balance and the incidence of falls between institutionalized elderly and elderly living in ...Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and the Road of ...for ...
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Salsa Dance Could Improve Effectively to Body Balance in Elderly with Risk of Falls
... body’s balance and risk to ...body balance in the ...experienced balance disruption in the Puskemas Sarijadi had participated in this ...elderly balance is Short Physical Performance Battery ...
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Executive function predicts risk of falls in older adults without balance impairment
... Discussion In this cohort of community-dwelling non-demented older adults, we found that fallers are more likely to have lower scores in executive function. However, this finding is attenuated in individuals with poor ...
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The effects of a long-term care walking program on balance, falls and well-being
... Berg Balance Scale, the Senior Fitness Test, the Older Adult Resource Services Physical Activities of Daily Living, the Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, the ...
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Balance, postural control and muscle strength in osteoporotic elderly women with and without falls
... postural balance; accidental falls; muscle ...equipamento Balance Master®; e a força muscular dos fle- xores e extensores de joelho e dorsiflexores de tornozelo, com dinamômetro EMG System do ...
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Dynamic balance and instrumented gait variables are independent predictors of falls following stroke
... of falls after inpatient rehabilitation discharge ...of falls post stroke than other commonly-used clinical measures ...to falls risk after stroke, smaller mediolateral trunk displacement has been ...
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<p>Balance training using virtual reality improves balance and physical performance in older adults at high risk of falls</p>
... the balance and visual-vestibular sys- tems in a manner which is not physically ...their balance de fi cits, which may further enhance improve- ments and ...for balance training as the BRU system ...
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Assessment of balance and risk for falls in a sample of community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older
... Background: Falls are a major health concern for older adults and their impact is a significant public health ...for falls in community-dwellers are psychotropic drugs, polypharmacy, environmental hazards, ...
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Physical activity and falls in older persons : development of the balance control difficulty homeostasis model
... and falls among community dwelling older persons might imply that if older persons change their level of physical activity they will modify their risk of ...of falls may not decrease because more demands ...
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History of falls, gait, balance, and fall risks in older cancer survivors living in the community
... to falls because cancer-related sequelae affect virtually all body ...of falls, gait speed, and balance tests to assess fall risks remains to be investigated in this ...previous falls, gait, ...
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Activities-specific balance confidence scale for predicting future falls in Indian older adults
... The use of a self-administered scale in a native lan- guage would make research and the clinical management more effective. Recently, the ABC scale was adapted into various languages and cultures. 21,22 Good intra- and ...
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Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance Development of a Community-Based Falls Prevention Program
... functional balance, strength, and flexibility and, consequently, reducing fear of falling and the risk of falls (by about 50%) in sample populations of healthy community-dwelling older ...Chi-based ...
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