Characteristics of balance control in older persons who fall with injury – A prospective study

Kurz, Ilan; Oddsson, Lars; Melzer, Itshak

doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.04.001

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“…Specifically, obese older adults mainly demonstrated altered balance control in the ML direction with some differences in the AP direction, generally in agreement with previous studies [6][7][8][9][10][11]13]. Studies have found that increases in ML COP measures is related to falls [16,18,28] and AP instability was found in older adults who were seriously injured as a result of a fall [29] as well as in older adults who fell during a 1-year period [18]. Laughton et al [25] found greater AP-sway over short-term intervals in elderly fallers compared with young subjects and greater sway in both AP-and ML-directions in older adults who had low scores in the Tinetti Performance Oriented Balance and Mobility Assessment.…”

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Altered characteristics of balance control in obese older adults

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Oddsson

2016

Obesity Research & Clinical Practice

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2016

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“…Therefore, the feedback mechanisms of a closed system present a delay in activation. 28 In relation to the history of falls, this study found no significant difference between the Dys and Dyl of the KOAG F and KOAG NF , perhaps because they were homogeneous in terms of clinical data. Therefore, regardless of history of falls, both groups have deficits in sensory detection and proprioceptive feedback, negatively affecting body balance and contributing to increased risk of falling.…”

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“…The increase in AP activity in the subjects with KOA could reflect an attempt to keep the movements in a stable ML direction. 28,29 The subjects with KOA used offsets and adjustments in the AP direction through two mechanisms of postural control, i.e., open-loop (open circuit) and closed-loop (closed circuit). This is a compensatory strategy that aims to neutralize the effects of restricted motion in the ML direction.…”

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“…This is a compensatory strategy that aims to neutralize the effects of restricted motion in the ML direction. 28,29 Some authors 29,30 suggest that the short-term region (Dys) corresponds to the open circuit mechanism that does not allow direct control by the central nervous system. Therefore, posture stability is only dependent on the rigidity (stiffness) of the muscle.…”

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Influence of the clinical in postural balance in woman with knee osteoarthritis

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Cardoso

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Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between the postural balance and clinical status of patients with Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with and without a history of falls. Method: 74 women with KOA between the age of 50 and 75 years were selected, separated in three groups (KOA subjects with and without history of falls and asymptomatic subjects for KOA), by examining the association between clinical data and postural balance. Results: The results indicated that the subjects with KOA, regardless of history of falls, needed more time to acquire postural stability than the asymptomatic. The balance of these subjects is significantly affected by increased body mass, pain intensity, levels of KOA, and fear of falling and diminished physical activity and functional capacity. Conclusion: In light of these findings, we concluded that the clinical of KOA, rather than the history of falls, is an important predictor of falls risk.

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“…Research has shown that the displacement of the COP in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions is sensitive to changes in age in the elderly14, 15 ) . In line with this, the TOLS test scores showed moderate correlations with the SD ML and V AP values; therefore, the TOLS test is more suitable than the TUG test for measuring functional balance.…”

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Correlation between center of pressure and functional balance in non-faller elderly practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan

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[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the correlation between center of pressure and functional balance in non-faller elderly practitioners of Tai Chi. [Subjects and Methods] For the study, nine non-faller elderly practitioners of Tai Chi who were able to maintain a standing posture and walk independently were recruited. Timed one-leg standing and timed up-and-go tests were used as functional balance tests and force platform to measure the center of pressure. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated for the timed up-and-go/timed one-leg standing test scores and center of pressure parameter values. [Results] None of the correlations was statistically significant, but moderate correlations were observed between the pairs timed one-leg standing/sway area of center of pressure, timed one-leg standing/standard deviation of center of pressure in the mediolateral direction, timed one-leg standing/mean velocity of center of pressure in the anteroposterior direction, and timed up-and-go test sway area of center of pressure. [Conclusion] Timed one-leg standing is more appropriate than timed up-and-go test for the measurement of functional balance in non-faller elderly practitioners of Tai Chi.

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Characteristics of balance control in older persons who fall with injury – A prospective study

Cited by 62 publications

References 32 publications

Altered characteristics of balance control in obese older adults

Altered characteristics of balance control in obese older adults

Influence of the clinical in postural balance in woman with knee osteoarthritis

Correlation between center of pressure and functional balance in non-faller elderly practitioners of Tai Chi Chuan

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