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, 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 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Dance, Parkinson’s Disease/dystonias, Seniors, Tango
Madeleine E. Hackney, BFA1 and Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, PT Summary: American smooth waltz and foxtrot as well as Argentine tango lead to significant benefits with respect to balance, motor ability, and locomotion in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease who took...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Community-Based, Falls, Seniors, Social
Lindy Clemson, BAppSc(OT), MAppSc(OT), PhD, Robert G. Cumming, MBBS, MPH, PhD,zk Hal and Kendig, Kirsty Taylor, MPI, PhD, BA(Psych), Megan Swann, BAppSc(OT),z Robert Heard, BA(Hons), PhD,w Summary: This 14 month randomized trial concluded Stepping On (a multifaceted...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Balance Tests and Measures, Community-Based, Dual-tasking, Seniors, Social
Hui-Ya Chen, Pei-Fang Tang H-Y. Chen, PT, PhD, School of Physical Therapy, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Tai- wan, and Physical Therapy Room Summary: When comparing the factors that contribute to performance on the single- and dual-task (serial subtraction...
by jessparvin | Apr 24, 2017 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Dance, Falls
by Dafna Merom, Robert Cumming, Erin Mathieu, Kaarin J Anstey, Chris Rissel, Judy M Simpson, Rachael L Morton, Ester Cerin, Catherine Sherrington and Stephen R Lord Summary: In this Australian study they are determining whether participation in social dancing will:...
