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 | Jan 21, 2020 | Balance Tests and Measures, Community-Based, Falls, Practice, Seniors, Tai Chi
Betty Chewning, PhD, Dale Wilson, MA, Jane E Mahoney, MD, Kristine M Hallisy, PT, DSc, Nisaratana Sangasubana, PhD, Ronald Gangnon, PhD Summary: Falls among older adults is a pressing public health challenge. Considerable research documents that longer tai chi...
by jessparvin | May 9, 2019 | Balance Tests and Measures, Ballroom Dance, Cognitive and Memory, Community-Based, Dance, Dual-tasking, Seniors
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by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Balance Tests and Measures, Falls, Seniors
Gyrd Thrane, Ragnar M Joakimsen and Eline Thornquist Summary: A relationship between TUG time and history of falls in men but not in women was determined. However, the clinical relevance of this associated is limited due to the relatively small statistical...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Balance Tests and Measures, Community-Based, Falls, Practice, Seniors
Tiffany E. Shubert, Matthew L. Smith, Lavina Goto, Luohua Jiang, Marcia G. OrySummary:Otago Exercise Program (OEP) is a fall prevention program that consists of 5 warm-up exercises and 17 strength and balance exercises, which are progressed over the course of the...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Balance Tests and Measures, Confidence, Falls, Fear, Seniors
Merrill R. Landers, Sarrie Oscar, Jessica Sasaoka, Kyle Vaughn Summary: Physical-based measures (Berg Balance Scale, Sensory Organization Test, Timed “Up & Go”, and Dynamic Gait Index) as well as psychological-based measures (Falls Efficacy Scale, Activity...
