Normal Values of Balance Tests in Women Aged 20–80

Isles, Rosemary; Choy, Nancy Low; Steer, Marie E; Nitz, Jennifer C.

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52370.x

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“…Aging is associated with a general decline in the musculoskeletal and sensory systems involved in the maintenance of postural control (Isles et al 2004;Farinatti 2013;. Lower extremity weakness and balance impairment are major independent intrinsic risk factors for falls and loss of independence (Orr et al 2008;Pizzigalli et al 2011).…”

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Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women

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This study introduces the Balance Exercises Circuit (BEC) and examines its effects on muscle strength and power, balance, and functional performance in older women. Thirty-five women aged 60+ (mean age = 69.31, SD = 7.35) were assigned to either a balance exercises group (BG, n = 14) that underwent 50-min sessions twice weekly, of a 12-week BEC program, or a wait-list control group (CG, n = 21). Outcome measures were knee extensor peak torque (PT), rate of force development (RFD), balance, Timed Up & Go (TUG), 30-s chair stand, and 6-min walk tests, assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Twenty-three participants completed follow-up assessments. Mixed analysis of variance models examined differences in outcomes. The BG displayed improvements in all measures at follow-up and significantly improved compared with CG on, isokinetic PT60, PT180 (p = 0.02), RFD (p < 0.05), balance with eyes closed (p values range .02 to <.01) and TUG (p = 0.03), all with medium effect sizes. No changes in outcome measures were observed in the CG. BEC improved strength, power, balance, and functionality in older women. The BEC warrants further investigation as a fall prevention intervention.

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Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women

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“…Age-related balance impairments are observed in adults from as early as their fourth decade [1]. For example, healthy women aged 40-80 years have reduced single-limb balance control during quiet standing [2,3], lower limb reaching [4], and stepping [3] tasks, compared to younger adults.…”

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The effects of acute experimental hip muscle pain on dynamic single-limb balance performance in healthy middle-aged adults

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“…TST and MRT decline sharply after the age of 50. Agility is a little different from the characteristics of muscle strength and balancing 18) . Besides, the partial correlation coefficient between TST and FRT and the partial correlation coefficient between TST and muscle strength were low (-0.42 and -0.35).…”

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The Criterion-Related Validity of the Ten Step Test Compared with Motor Reaction Time

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Abstract.[Purpose] Agility includes three factors: rapidity of reaction, rapidity of directional change, and velocity of muscle contraction. We proposed the Ten-Step Test (TST) as a new performance test for agility. In our previous study, the criterion-related validity of TST was evaluated by comparing TST with a timed supine-to-stand test which reflects motion speed. However, timed supine-to-stand doesn't include rapidity of reaction. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the criterion-related validity of TST using motor reaction time (MRT).[Subjects] One hundred fifty-two community-dwelling adults were recruited.[Methods] TST requires the subjects to place one foot at a time, ten times on a block 10 cm in height while standing. TST was conducted twice, and the quickest time of the two trials was used for analysis. MRT was measured as the time between a touch on the malleous and the response of the ankle dorsi-flexion in a sitting position. For evaluating the relationship between TST and MRT, the conformity of the regression formulae of aging changes and correlation coefficients were analyzed. TST was also compared with the Functional Reach Test (FRT) and muscle strength of the knee.[Results] Both TST and MRT showed a quadratic rather than a linear relationship with age. The single correlation coefficient between TST and MRT was 0.59. [Conclusion] Age-related changes of TST and MRT showed a similar curve. These curves showed a significant increase after the age of 50, and the correlation coefficient between TST and MRT was high. The findings suggest that TST includes a factor related to motor reaction.

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Normal Values of Balance Tests in Women Aged 20–80

Abstract: New normative data across the adult age decades are available for these clinical tests. Use of clinical balance tests could complement other balance tests and be used to screen women aged 40 to 60 whose performance is outside the normal values for age and to decrease later falls risk.

Cited by 259 publications

References 25 publications

Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women

Balance Exercises Circuit improves muscle strength, balance, and functional performance in older women

The effects of acute experimental hip muscle pain on dynamic single-limb balance performance in healthy middle-aged adults

The Criterion-Related Validity of the Ten Step Test Compared with Motor Reaction Time

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