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  • Preventing falls from unpredictable balance disturbances

    Creator:
    Welsh, Lisa R.
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    Falls, particularly those due to slips, constitute a major health risk for older adults. Past research has found that individuals can learn not to fall through repeated exposure to a slipping perturbation. Slips can be unpredictable, however. The goal of this study was to determine whether similar adaptations would occur...
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    institutionalization and medical care as a result of falls (Cummings et al., 1990; Sernbo & Johnell, 1993

  • Effects of the aging-related loss in lower extremity strength on the feasible region for balance recovery

    Creator:
    Kadono, Norio
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    A backward fall is a major cause of hip fractures. Hip fractures have the potential to increase the mortality rate of older adults. Thus, the prevention of backward falls by older adults is a critical subject to be studied. Specifically, it remains unknown what effect aging-related losses in muscle strength...
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    Dissertation

  • Hip loading during the squat exercise

    Creator:
    Haberly, Gabriel J.
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    Hip fractures have high mortality and morbidity rates after incidence, with osteoporosis being a major risk factor due to the loss of bone mineral density (BMD). Lower-body resistance exercises, such as squats, can provide sufficient loading on the hip to induce osteogenic effects. However, this loading may depend on how...
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    population ages (Cummings and Melton, 2002). Exercise programs have been shown to aid in the prevention of

  • Effects of combining of upper and lower body resistance training on lumbar loading

    Creator:
    Doran, Elizabeth R.
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    Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are a common and costly public health problem with a high occurrence in older women due to menopausal-onset bone loss. Recent findings suggest that mechanical loading created by upper body resistance training can stimulate bone growth in the lumbar spine, reducing osteoporosis-related bone loss and associated fracture...
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    decreased estrogen levels associated with menopause (Cummings et al., 1998; Gennari et al., 1990; Khosla

  • Effects of Different Strength Levels on the Ability of Older Adults to Recover from Backward or Forward Balance Losses

    Creator:
    Haberly, Gabriel J.
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    Falls in older adults are an important concern due to the potential injuries associated with falling. Decreases in muscle strength as a result of natural aging could impair the ability of older adults to prevent either a backward or forward fall. Two musculoskeletal models were used to predict the effect...
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    Dissertation

  • The effects of voluntary step-training on slip recovery

    Creator:
    Baxter, Josh R.
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    Falls caused by slips are a major health risk to older adults and place a large financial strain on the health care system. Previous research has found that individuals can learn to recover their balance after being exposed to a series of simulated slips. However, training large numbers of older...
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    , which may increase the risk of falling again (Vellas et al. 1997; Cumming et al. 2000). Falls

  • Effect of jumping on growing bones : forces during different landings

    Creator:
    Black, Bradley A.
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    In order to develop a stimulating yet effective school-based program which elicits a positive bone growth response, we need to understand the forces acting on the bones of children during various high-impact activities. One activity found to promote bone growth is drop landings from a height. We determined whether there...
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