by jessparvin | Mar 29, 2021 | Balance Tests and Measures, Dual-tasking, Falls, Practice, Seniors
Patima Silsupadol, PT, PhD, Anne Shumway-Cook, PT, PhD, Vipul Lugade, MS, Paul van Donkelaar, PhD,Li-Shan Chou, PhD, Ulrich Mayr, PhD, Marjorie H. Woollacott, PhDSummary:Dual-task training is effective in improving gait speed under dual-task conditions in elderly...
by jessparvin | Mar 29, 2021 | Balance Tests and Measures, Dance, Dual-tasking, Falls, Practice
Michèle Mattle, MSc, MPH; Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, MD, PhD; Melanie Fischbacher, MSc; Ursina Meyer, PhD; Lauren A. Abderhalden, PhD; Wei Lang, PhD; Richard Mansky, MD; Reto W. Kressig, MD; Johann Steurer, MD; E. John Orav, PhD; Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD,...
by jessparvin | Mar 29, 2021 | Balance Tests and Measures, Dual-tasking, Falls, Practice, Seniors
Luz A. Varela-Vásquez, Eduard Minobes-Molina, Javier Jerez-RoigSummary:Considerable attention has recently focused on the role of dual-task exercises (DT) in the older adult. The aim was to conduct a review to describe the dual-task exercises that have been shown to...
by jessparvin | Mar 12, 2021 | News
This was the last dance we did in-person inside. Susan’s class at the Madison Central Library was a line dance created by young people in Vietnam in reaction to the Ghen Cô Vy Challenge from the Vietnamese Government. It was a way to spread the message about...
by jessparvin | Mar 3, 2021 | News
There are SO MANY WAYS to keep dancing! Remember, just three hours a week of challenging your balance (dancing being a FUN way) is shown by research to reduce falls risk! Start today! Ballroom Basics for Balance has been growing and changing with this past year. We...
