Fall prevention, Gait, Geriatrics
Exercise
Surface perturbation training to prevent falls in older adults: A highly pragmatic, randomized controlled trial.
Phys Ther. 2020 Jul 19;100(7):1153-1162. Lurie JD, Zagaria AB, Ellis L, et al. Background: Falls are the leading cause of injuries among older adults, and trips and slips are major contributors to falls. Purpose: The…
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Exercise
Effect of Senior Dance (DanSE) on fall risk factors in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.
Phys Ther. 2020 Apr 17;100(4):600-608. Franco MR, Sherrington C, Tiedemann A, Pereira LS, et al. Background: Older people's participation in structured exercise programs to improve balance and mobility is low. Senior Dance is an alternative…
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Exercise
Exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Jan 31;1:CD012424. Sherrington C, Fairhall NJ, Wallbank GK, et al. Background: At least one-third of community-dwelling people over 65 years of age fall each year. Exercises that target balance, gait…
Read MoreFall prevention, Multiple sclerosis
Exercise
Fear of falling in people with multiple sclerosis: which clinical characteristics are important?
Phys Ther. 2017 Jul 1;97(7):698-706. Khalil H, Al-Shorman A, El-Salem K, Abdo N, Alghwiri AA, Aburub A, Shalabi S, Al-Mustafa F. Background. Fear of falling (FOF) is an important risk indicator for health-related outcomes and…
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Clinical practice guidelines
Management of falls in community-dwelling older adults: clinical guidance statement from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Phys Ther. 2015 Jun;95(6):815-34. Avin KG, Hanke TA, Kirk-Sanchez N, et al. Background: Falls in older adults are a major public health concern due to high prevalence, impact on health outcomes and quality of life,…
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Exercise
Task-specific balance training improves self-assessed function in community-dwelling older adults with balance deficits and fear of falling: a randomized controlled trial.
Clin Rehabil. 2014 Dec;28(12):1189-97. Roaldsen KS, Halvarsson A, Sahlström T, Ståhle A. Purpose: To evaluate the effects of a 12-week balance training programme on self-assessed function and disability in healthy community-dwelling older adults with self-perceived…
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Evaluations
Validity of the Nintendo Wii® balance board for the assessment of standing balance in Parkinson’s disease.
Clin Rehabil. 2013 Apr;27(4):361-6. doi: 10.1177/0269215512458684. Holmes JD, Jenkins ME, Johnson AM, Hunt MA, Clark RA. Background: Impaired postural stability places individuals with Parkinson’s at an increased risk for falls. Given the high incidence of…
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Evaluations
Should one measure balance or gait to best predict falls among people with Parkinson’s disease?
Parkinsons Dis. 2012; 2012: 923493. Duncan RP, Earhart GM. Background: We aimed to determine whether gait velocity is as useful as a balance test, a self-report measure of freezing of gait (FOG), and/or a measure…
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