ArticleMuscle & nerve2012
Frontal plane hip and ankle sensorimotor function, not age, predicts unipedal stance time.
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- The Role of Hip Abductor Strength in Identifying Older Persons at Risk of Falls: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- On the importance of the hip abductors during a clinical one legged balance test: A theoretical study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Positive verbal suggestion optimizes postural control.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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- Developing a toolkit for the assessment and monitoring of musculoskeletal ageing.Age and ageing · 2018Review
- Intra-rater reliability of hip abductor isometric strength testing in a standing position in older fallers and non-fallers.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2018Article
- Hip muscle and hand-grip strength to differentiate between older fallers and non-fallers: a cross-sectional validity study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
- Evaluation of hip abductor and adductor strength in the elderly: a reliability study.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2017Article
- Assessing Somatosensory Utilization during Unipedal Postural Control.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2017Article
- Imbalanced: The Confusing Circular Nature of Falls Research…and a Possible Antidote.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionChanges occur in muscles and nerves with aging. In this study we explore the relationship between unipedal stance time (UST) and frontal plane hip and ankle sensorimotor function in subjects with diabetic neuropathy.
methodsUST, quantitative measures of frontal plane ankle proprioceptive thresholds, and ankle and hip motor function were tested in 41 subjects with a spectrum of lower limb sensorimotor function ranging from healthy to moderately severe diabetic neuropathy.
resultsFrontal plane hip and ankle sensorimotor function demonstrated significant relationships with UST. Multivariate analysis identified only composite hip strength, ankle proprioceptive threshold, and age to be significant predictors of UST (R(2) = 0.73), explaining 46%, 24%, and 3% of the variance, respectively.
conclusionsFrontal plane hip strength was the single best predictor of UST and appeared to compensate for less precise ankle proprioceptive thresholds. This finding is clinically relevant given the possibility of strengthening the hip, even in patients with significant peripheral neuropathy.
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