Age-related changes in balance performance

Balogun, Joseph A.; Akindele, K. A.; Nihinlola, J. O.; Marzouk, Donna K.

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“…Balance assessment tests should attempt to simulate dynamic conditions in order to stress the postural control system fully and reveal the presence of a balance disorder (Furman, 1994). Balance disorders are more prevalent in elderly subjects, with disorders occurring due to the ageing process or diseases of the CNS, sensory system and occasionally the vestibular system (Tell et al, 1998;Balogun et al, 1994;; Baloh et al 1998(b)). Vestibular balance disorders occur in subjects of all ages and are the most difficult balance disorder to identify and quantify ).…”

Section: The Different Methods Used To Assess Balancementioning

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Review of the Different Methods for Assessing Standing Balance

Browne¹,

O’Hare²

2001

Physiotherapy

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This paper is a review of the balance assessment methods currently used to evaluate standing balance. Most of the presently available instrumentation appears to be more suited to research laboratories than to routine clinical situations. Functional assessments of balance appear to be the quickest test to administer and do not require expensive equipment however only gross changes in balance can be detected making them suitable as a screening tool for identifying subject's needing more thorough evaluation. Force platforms appear to be most suited balance assessment instrumentation to the clinical situation since it produces a real time display and can detect small changes in subject's ability to maintain their balance making them suitable for thorough evaluations of balance and for monitoring patient's progress.

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Review of the Different Methods for Assessing Standing Balance

Browne¹,

O’Hare²

2001

Physiotherapy

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“…The presence of musculoskeletal disorder was defined by poor performance in more than one of these clinical tests, as defined in the literature [2,9].…”

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“…Factors associated with the occurrence of these events are related to chronic inflammation due to HIV, the duration of infection, no control of viral replication, age, gender, geographical origin and ARV treatment. These findings have led some authors to refer to the concept of an "accelerated ageing" from multifactorial origin affecting that population including the locomotors functions [1,2]. In the general population, locomotors functions deteriorate with age and are associated with risk of falls and with limitations in daily activities.…”

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Aging with HIV Infection and Locomotors Disorders: Experience of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Tanon¹,

Diallo²,

Lenaud³

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J AIDS Clin Res

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Objective: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of locomotor disorders among people living with HIV in Abidjan. Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted in April-July 2014 at the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Abidjan. Data were collected with a questionnaire and four tests of locomotor function: 4-m walking speed, five timings from sit-to-stand, the timed "up and go" test and standing on one leg with the eyes closed. Logistic regression models were used to find factors associated with locomotors disorders. Results:Of the 308 patients included in our study, 67.5% were women, and the median age was 45 years. The median duration of HIV infection was 91 months, and 97.4% were receiving antiretroviral therapy. The locomotor test that showed the most frequent alteration (87% of patients) was standing on one leg with the eyes closed. The prevalence of locomotors disorders was estimated to be 34% (95% confidence interval (CI), 28.8-39.4). In the multivariate analysis, age (odds ratio (OR), 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.2; p=0.014) and body mass index (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.5-4.3; p=0.001) were significantly associated with the presence of locomotors disorders. No association was found with time since diagnosis of HIV infection or antiretroviral therapy. Conclusion:The prevalence of locomotors disorders among people living with HIV is high. Strategies should be developed to screen and treat these disorders in order to limit functional impairment in this population.

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“…Some factors have been shown to have an effect on balance such as: age (Balogun et al, 1994), physical activity (Iverson et al, 1990) and weight (Smith et al, 1998). The influence of gender needs to be investigated in the balance performance in the elderly population given the importance of balance in functional performance.…”

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Gender influence on balance performances in the elderly

Gbiri

Fabunmi

2006

South African Journal of Physiotherapy

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This study was carried out to investigate gender influence on balance performance of apparently healthy elderly using the Sharpened Romberg Test (SRT) for static balance and the Functional Reach Test (FRT) for dynamic balance assessments. One hundred and three (103) apparently healthy male and 100 apparently healthy female elderly subjects of age ranging from 60 to 74 years participated in this study. They had no history of neurologicaldeficits, postural hypotension, orthopaedics conditions or injury to the back and / or upper and lower extremities within the past five years.Descriptive statistics of range, means and standard deviation were used to analyze the physical characteristics and each of the two tests. The independent t-test was used to compare the balance performances in elderly males and females. The results showed that males performed significantly higher than females in FRT: ( 31.46 ± 12.34) and (24.00 ± 10.73) respectively. Males performed significantly higher than females in SRT in eyes opened (58.51 ± 4.43)and (56.58 ± 6.03) and eyes closed: (46.98 ± 14.89) and (42.59 ± 14.70) performances respectively.It was concluded that males performed significantly better than females in both static and dynamic balance performances.

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Age-related changes in balance performance

Cited by 87 publications

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Review of the Different Methods for Assessing Standing Balance

Review of the Different Methods for Assessing Standing Balance

Aging with HIV Infection and Locomotors Disorders: Experience of the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

Gender influence on balance performances in the elderly

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