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Investigating Relationships between Balance Confidence and Balance Ability in Older Adults
Journal of Aging Research, 2021 Increasing balance confidence in older individuals is important towards improving their quality of life and reducing activity avoidance. Here, we investigated if balance confidence (perceived ability) and balance performance (ability) in older adults ...
Lara A. Thompson +8 more
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Superior gait performance and balance ability in Latin dancers
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundLatin dance consists of various fast and stability-challenging movements that require constant body adjustments to maintain proper posture and balance.
Yen-Ting Liu +8 more
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Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2022 Objective: To investigate the effects of visual feedback training on knee function and balance ability in postoperative patients with knee fracture.
Tian Zhang +6 more
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Balance Ability and Athletic Performance [PDF]
Sports Medicine, 2011 The relationship between balance ability and sport injury risk has been established in many cases, but the relationship between balance ability and athletic performance is less clear. This review compares the balance ability of athletes from different sports, determines if there is a difference in balance ability of athletes at different levels of ...
Con Hrysomallis
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The relationship between balance ability and walking ability using the Berg Balance Scale in people with transfemoral amputation [PDF]
Prosthetics & Orthotics International, 2019 Few reports have examined the relationship between balance ability and walking ability in people with transfemoral amputation using the Berg Balance Scale.To assess the construct validity (known groups discrimination, convergent validity, and floor/ceiling effects) of Berg Balance Scale for people with transfemoral amputation.Cross-sectional study ...
Yuji Azuma, Yasushi Miura, Takaaki Chin
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Associations Between Balance Ability and Dance Performance Using Field Balance Tests [PDF]
Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2019 AIMS: Although balance is a key element of dance, it remains to be confirmed which balance components are associated with dance performance. The aim of this study was to assess the associations between different field balance tests and dance performance in an in-house measure in ballet, contemporary, and jazz genres.
Clarke, Frances +3 more
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THE EFFECTS OF BALANCE TRAINING ON BALANCE ABILITY IN HANDBALL PLAYERS
Exercise and Quality of Life, 2012 The purpose of the present study was to investigate, the effectiveness of a balancetraining program in male professional handball players. Thirty professional handball playerswere randomly divided into experimental and control group.
Asimenia Gioftsidou +5 more
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Balance rehabilitation and dual-task ability in older adults
Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2010 AbstractBackground/PurposeRecent evidence suggests that an impaired ability to allocate attention to balance during dual-task situations is a powerful predictor of falls. Increased difficulty under dual-task conditions may result from cognitive or motor impairments or both.
Courtney D. Hall, Lisa Heusel-Gillig
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Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2016 [Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of inspiratory muscle training on pulmonary function, deep abdominal muscle thickness, and balance ability in stroke patients.
Dong‐Ha Oh +3 more
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The effects of exercising on an unstable surface on the gait and balance ability of normal adults
Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2016 [Purpose] This study aimed to examine that therapeutic efficacy of an unstable surface on balance and gait ability in normal individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty subjects participated in the experiment and were randomly assigned to an experimental ...
Hyoung-Chun Nam +2 more
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