PURPOSE: This study used the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Multi-Directional Reach Test (MDRT), and the Activitiesspecific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) to quantify balance of elderly residents of a ...
The large inter-individual variability within the normal population, the limited reproducibility due to habituation or fatigue, and the impact of instruction and the subject's motivation, all constitu...
The effects of balance retraining on standing balance and locomotor performance were examined in postacute hemiparetic adults. Balance during habitual and instructed-even standing, as well as locomoto...
Some of the thinking in the economic realm which affects the relationship between the economy and the environment is discussed. The standard economic model inherently conflicts with the environment. H...
We propose a two-step clinical evaluation procedure to identify the possible etiology and laterality of a balance deficit. Step 1 employs a minimum clinical test battery, developed in our labs, to scr...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate postural balance with a practical clinical assessment tool. I evaluated eight men and eight women in their 20s, using a variable resistance balance board, to ...
Symptoms of balance disorders including 'unsteadiness', 'dizziness and vertigo' are common in the elderly and commonly found in general practice in medicine. There are many causes of balance disorders...