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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"balance confidence"”.
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THE EFFECT OF A NOVEL REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON WALKING PERFORMANCE IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
… toe clearance height, ankle range of motion, balance confidence, rating of perceived exertion, and hip-ankle coordination. Participants completed an 8-week physical therapy protocol aimed to improve gait and balance with the experimental group wearing the NewGait™ device. Repeated measures …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
… cognitive impairment, impulsiveness, and lower balance confidence, as well as PD-related characteristics. However, to date, no definitive predictor profile has been identified. As a result, there is a need to develop a comprehensive model incorporating elements from each of the areas known to …
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Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Fall Risk in Parkinson Disease
… cognitive impairment, impulsiveness, and lower balance confidence, as well as PD-related characteristics. However, to date, no definitive predictor profile has been identified. As a result, there is a need to develop a comprehensive model incorporating elements from each of the areas known to …
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The effect of flexibility and resistance exercise on selected balance tasks and gait transfer in elderly subjects
… evaluated the effects of exercise on balance and ability to transfer in an elderly population.Eighteen elderly subjects (aged 65-96) were volunteers in this study. Nine of the elderly subjects participated in a six week exercise program, while the other nine were placed into a control …
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Functional Recovery After Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty Due to Osteoarthritis: The Role of Postural Stability
… and Go test was the most common measure. Adding balance-challenging exercises to standard rehabilitation improved short-term postural stability more than standard care, while long-term effects remain unclear. Study 2 prospectively compared direct anterior and direct lateral surgical approaches …
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Desindustrialização: uma análise do caso brasileiro
… recipe of the manufacturing industry; trade balance, confidence index of the industrial sector, so that could help identify whether occurring in Brazil is the phenomenon of deindustrialization. After examining the data and the theoretical analysis has been possible to refute some formulations …
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Biomechanical and psychological factors that distinguish fallers from non-fallers : a comparative study of transtibial amputees and able bodied individuals
… aim was to investigate the effect of falls on balance confidence and quality of life and to determine whether a relationship existed between functional and psychological measures according to a person’s falls history. Twenty participants (11 transtibial amputees and 9 controls) took part in …
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The association between musculoskeletal pain and physical activity, falls and psychological concerns related to falls in community dwelling older adults
… risk of recurrent falls (odds ratio 2.25, 95% confidence interval: 1.03-4.88) and that the brief pain inventory (BPI) demonstrates promising discriminative ability. The third and fourth results studies demonstrated that high pain interference, pain severity and multisite pain were associated …
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Correlations of Balance & Gait Measures with the UPDRS and with Each Other
… of the study was to determine whether a)current balance and gait measures correlate with the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) total and motor scores; b)performance and self-perceived measures of balance correlate; c)instrumented and non-instrumented over ground measures of gait …
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MUSCULOSKELETAL STRENGTH, FALL AND FRACTURE RISK IN EARLY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
… of fall and fracture risk tools, including balance, mobility, gait speed, fracture risk assessment, as well as bone quality assessment using peripheral quantitative computer tomography (pQCT) and dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Results: Fall-risk status (strength, balance, mobility) …
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Effect of Tai Chi Exercise Combined with Mental Imagery in Improving Balance
… combined with mental imagery (MI) on improving balance in people with diabetes and an age matched control group. Methods: Seventeen healthy subjects and 12 diabetic sedentary subjects ranging from 50-80 years of age were recruited. All subjects in both groups attended a Yang style of TC class, …
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Virtual Reality Gaming as a Tool for Rehabilitation in Physical Therapy
<p>Balance control decreases in the elderly and currently 33 to 50 percent of people over 65 years of age experience a fall each year resulting in ten thousand deaths annually. Many balance‐training programs use expensive equipment and a clinical setting for the training. The need for reliable and …
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Aging with Stroke: Using Functional Electrical Stimulation as a Neuromodulatory Intervention Supplement
… older adults, characterized by impaired walking, balance dysfunction, and increased fall risk. Conventional clinic-based rehabilitation targets volitional balance but does not adequately address reactive balance, the rapid compensatory responses that are necessary to prevent falls. Functional …
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Merging yoga and occupational therapy for Parkinson's disease
… fall management scales, concern about falling, balance, balance confidence, and self-reported falls. Study Three was a mixed-methods analysis of health-related quality of life following the MY-OT for PD program. The quantitative outcome was a HRQoL standardized assessment specifically for PwP. …
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The effects of postural threat on cognitive strategies used to maintain upright stance
… Psychological measures including perceived balance confidence, perceived fear of falling, perceived anxiety, and perceived stability were self reported. As a physiological indicator of anxiety, electrodermal activity was collected. The cognitive strategies assessed were movement reinvestment …
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Cognitive-motor interaction in health and disability
… may not fully describe the changes to gait and balance during concurrent performance. Contrarily, measures similar to the hazard estimate and postural reserve constructs of the prioritization model commonly displayed congruence with the observed CMI outcomes. Additionally, these relationships …