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  • Evaluating balance and strength of older women in exercise programs

    Creator:
    Dinger, Melanie
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    Falls are a common problem among older adults, including those who are relatively healthy and living independently. Exercise has been recommended as an intervention to reduce falls by slowing and/or reversing age-related declines in balance, strength, and mobility. However, it remains unclear which types or combinations of programs are most...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ., Robertson, M., Gillespie, W., Lamb, S., Gates, S., Cumming, R., & Rowe, B. (2009). Interventions for

  • 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

  • Relationships among balance confidence, physical function, living situation and fall status in older adults

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    Oberstaller, Peggy E.
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    Falls are extremely common among the older adult population, account for substantial morbidity and mortality, and are often potentially preventable. It is estimated that 9 out of 10 of hip fractures in older adults occur as the result of a fall. The economic consequences of hip fractures are estimated at...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Cummings, & Kid, 1989). Given that 90-95% of hip fractures occur as a result of a fall (Lipsitz LA, 1991

  • The effects of voluntary step-training on slip recovery

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    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