by jessparvin | Dec 31, 2022 | Balance Tests and Measures, Confidence, Falls, Fear, Feet, Seniors, Uncategorized
Pol F, Khajooei Z, Hosseini SM, Taheri A, Forghany S, Menz HB. Summary: Several foot and ankle characteristics are associated with fear of falling and mobility in older people. Targeting these modifiable risk factors may play a role in reducing fear of falling and...
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 | 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 | 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...
