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Perturbation-Based Balance Training Using Repeated Trips on a Walkway vs. Belt Accelerations on a Treadmill: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021
Background: Walkway and treadmill induced trips have contrasting advantages, for instance walkway trips have high-ecological validity whereas belt accelerations on a treadmill have high-clinical feasibility for perturbation-based balance training (PBT ...
Patrick Y. H. Song, Patrick Y. H. Song, Daina L. Sturnieks, Daina L. Sturnieks, Michael K. Davis, Michael K. Davis, Stephen R. Lord, Stephen R. Lord, Yoshiro Okubo, Yoshiro Okubo   +9 more
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Paraplegic standing supported by FES-controlled ankle stiffness [PDF]

, 2001
The objective of this paper was to investigate whether a paraplegic subject-is able to maintain balance during standing by means of voluntary and reflex activity of the upper body while being supported by closed loop controlled ankle stiffness using FES.
Hunt, K.J., Jaime, R.P., Matjacic, Z.
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
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Balance Training With Vibrotactile Neurofeedback and Ginkgo Biloba Extract in Age-Related Vertigo

Frontiers in Neurology, 2021
Background: Balance training with vibrotactile neurofeedback (VNF) can improve balance and subjective impairment in age-related vertigo and dizziness. Ginkgo biloba dry extract EGb 761 has been shown to improve subjective impairment in chronic vertigo ...
Lars Decker, Dietmar Basta, Martin Burkart, Arne Ernst   +3 more
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Long-term strength and balance training in prevention of decline in muscle strength and mobility in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2019
Background Reductions in muscle strength and poor balance may lead to mobility limitations in older age. Aims We assessed the effects of long-term once-weekly strength and balance training (SBT) on muscle strength and physical functioning in a community ...
E. Aartolahti, E. Lönnroos, S. Hartikainen, A. Häkkinen   +3 more
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Proprioceptive changes impair balance control in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

, 2013
Copyright @ 2013 Janssens et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
Brumagne, S, Burtin, C, Claeys, K, Decramer, M, Janssens, L, Janssens, W, McConnell, AK, Pijnenburg, M, Troosters, T   +8 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
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The Effect of Balance Training on Cognitive and Occupational Performance of the Elderly

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2022
Background and Objective: One of the most important problems of old age is physical health and cognitive problems that have a significant effect on their quality of life. Balance training can improve motor and cognitive function in the elderly. Therefore,
M Azhdar, N Mirzakhani, A Irani, AR Akbarzadeh Baghban, A Daryabor, S Sangi, N Afshin Jah   +6 more
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A business case for work-life balance in retail management. [PDF]

, 2018
Retail is one of New Zealand’s largest sectors, employing close to 200,000 people full-time, but with changes in competition and growth in the industry, the expectations of retail managers are increasing, along with their workload. This research looks at
Brown, Caro, Taylor, Beverly
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