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Examining links between anxiety, reinvestment and walking when talking by older adults during adaptive gait [PDF]

, 2015
Falls by older adults often result in reduced quality of life and debilitating fear of further falls. Stopping walking when talking (SWWT) is a significant predictor of future falls by older adults and is thought to reflect age-related increases in ...
A Baddeley, A Ehlers, A. Mark Williams, AD Baddeley, AE Patla, B Pfleiderer, C Liao, CD Spielberger, DB Berch, EI Ayers, G Wulf, J Verghese, J Verghese, JF Stins, JL Huffman, JP Staab, K Domschke, L Lundin-Olsson, LZ Rubenstein, M Montero-Odasso, M Yoshie, M Zaback, Mayowa Olonilua, MP Boisgontier, MP Paulus, MW Eysenck, MW Eysenck, N Malhotra, N Nibbeling, NA Bernstein, O Beauchet, OA Donoghue, R Gray, Rich S. W. Masters, RSW Masters, RSW Masters, RSW Masters, SA Coombes, SL Beilock, Stefanos Dimitriadis, William R. Young, WK Lam, WL Wong, WL Wong, WP Berg, WR Young, WR Young, WR Young   +47 more
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Effects of Auditory Environments on Postural Balance and Cognitive Performance in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: A Dual-Task Investigation

Applied Sciences
The objective was to investigate the effects of auditory environments on postural balance during cognitive tasks. Nineteen individuals with intellectual disabilities, aged between 15 and 19, participated in the study.
Ghada Jouira, Cristina Ioana Alexe, Laurian Ioan Păun, Anna Zwierzchowska, Cătălin Vasile Savu   +4 more
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Impaired Postural Control and Altered Sensory Organization During Quiet Stance Following Neurotoxic Chemotherapy: A Preliminary Study

Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2019
Individuals diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) demonstrate impaired balance and carry an increased risk of falling. However, prior investigations of postural instability have only compared these individuals against healthy ...
Scott M. Monfort PhD, Xueliang Pan PhD, Charles L. Loprinzi MD, Maryam B. Lustberg MD, MPH, Ajit M. W. Chaudhari PhD   +4 more
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Is fall prevention by vitamin D mediated by a change in postural or dynamic balance? [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: The objectives were:(1) to validate a quantitative balance assessment method for fall risk prediction; (2) to investigate whether the effect of vitamin D and calcium on the risk of falling is mediated through postural or dynamic balance, as
Adkin, A., Allum, J., Bischoff-Ferrari, H., Carpenter, M., Conzelmann, M., Dick, W., Pfeifer, M., Stähelin, H., Theiler, R.   +8 more
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Postural adjustments in catching: on the interplay between segment stabilization and equilibrium control [PDF]

, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate postural adjustments in one-handed ball catching. Specifically, the functional role of anticipatory postural adjustments (APA) during the initial arm raising and subsequent postural adjustments (SPA) for ...
Bennett, Simon J, De Clercq, Dirk, Lenoir, Matthieu, Savelsbergh, Geert JP, Tijtgat, Pieter, Vanrenterghem, Jos   +5 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for improving balance following stroke: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2019
Background The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from systematic reviews, to summarise the effects of rehabilitation interventions for improving balance in stroke survivors. Methods We conducted an overview of systematic reviews (SRs).
Arienti, Chiara, Lazzarini, Stefano, Negrini, Stefano, Pollock, Alex   +3 more
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Pengaruh Balance Exercise Terhadap Keseimbangan Postural Pada Lanjut Usia Di Posyandu Abadi Sembilan Gonilan Sukoharjo [PDF]

, 2013
Latar belakang: Lanjut usia merupakan kelompok umur yang paling berisiko mengalami gangguan keseimbangan postural. Gangguan ini dapat menimbulkan masalah besar bagi kualitas hidup, seperti hilangnya rasa percaya diri dalam beraktifitas, rasa takut jatuh,
, Totok Budi Santoso , S.Fis , MPH, , Umi Budi Rahayu, SSt. Ft. SPd. M. Kes, Masitoh, Itoh   +2 more
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What is the role body sway deviation and body sway velocity play in postural stability in older adults? [PDF]

, 2013
Summary: This cross sectional study focused on how Postural Stability (PS) indicators: body sway deviation (BSD) and body sway velocity (BSV), change with age and their association with levels of social and physical activity.
Chiari, Coggan, Cumming, Danneels, Dhesi, Heinrich, Hides, Iversen, Jancova, Jančová, Kang, Kirkendall, Lafond, Legters, Lord, Lucy, Lynch, Maki, Masani, Massion, Mazzeo, Melzer, Morasso, Novakova, Prieto, Prince, Rocchi, Rubenstein, Schenkman, Sherrington, Skelton, Suchomel, Suchomel, Tinetti, Wilder, Winter, Winter   +36 more
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The Effect of Eight Weeks of Strength and Balance Training on Kinetic Variables in Elderly [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences
Background:  One of the most prevalent issues older people face is the decline in postural control. Addressing postural control is crucial for maintaining independence in older adults.
Mahboobeh Dehnavi, Amirali Jafarnejadgero, Farhad Tabatabai Ghomsheh, Ali Fattahi   +3 more
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Highly challenging balance program reduces fall rate in Parkinson disease [PDF]

, 2016
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol Phys Ther. 2016 January ; 40(1): 24–30. doi:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000111BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a paucity of effective treatment options to reduce falls in Parkinson disease (PD).
DeAngelis, Tamara R., Ellis, Terry, Hendron, Kathryn, Saint-Hilaire, Marie, Sparrow, David, Thomas, Cathi A.   +5 more
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