Balance Abilities of Community Dwelling Older Adults Under Altered Visual and Support Surface Conditions

Balance is impaired in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

“…This was measured during normal standing and tasks that challenge balance by removal of vision [13], decreased sensory information from the Background: It has recently been suggested that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have an increased risk of falls. Although falls risk is multifactorial, impaired balance may contribute.…”

Is the method of signal analysis and test selection important for measuring standing balance in subjects with persistent whiplash?

“…The standard sensory organization test (SOT) uses sway referencing of the visual surround and/ or platform so that visual and/or proprioceptive information is rendered orientationally inaccurate [7]. The clinical test for sensory interaction in balance (CTSIB) was developed by Shumway-Cook and Horak [8] as a simplified version of the SOT and consists of six tests which gradually alter the degree of difficulty for balance in bilateral stance [9][10][11].…”

Linking stability to demographics, strength and sensory system function in women over 40 to support pre-emptive preventive intervention

“…Recording commenced in bilateral stance on a firm surface (EO and EC) to confirm that our participants could complete these basic stability tasks. The test conditions of bilateral stance on a 15-cm closedcell high-density (3.75 lb/ft 3 ) foam block 30 (EO and EC) and one-leg stance on a firm surface (EO), using the preferred stance and skill leg, were then undertaken. A failed trial was recorded if the 10-s trial was not completed.…”