ArticleArchives of rheumatology2018
Static and Dynamic Balance Disorders in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Relationships With Lower Extremity Function and Deformities: A Prospective Controlled Study.
Article in Archives of rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07264101 (Validity And Reliability Of The Four Square Step Test In Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Validity And Reliability Of The Four Square Step Test In Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of a Short-Term Slackline Training Program on Energy Expenditure and Balance in Healthy Young Adults: A Preliminary Report of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Differences in Distance Perception and Balance in Female Students with and without Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Comparative Study.International journal of school health · 2026Article
- Postural imbalance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Comparison of balance and proprioception of the shoulder joint in girls with and without upper cross syndrome.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Atlantoaxial Instability in the Course of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Relation to Selected Parameters of Sagittal Balance.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale 2-Short Form (AIMS2-SF) for rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- What Influences Proprioceptive Impairments in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases? Analysis of Different Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Relationship between Kinesiophobia, Foot Pain and Foot Function, and Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Balance and prospective falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Morpho-structural characteristics of feet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross sectional study.International journal of medical sciences · 2021Observational
- Parameters of sagittal balance in view of studies on patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with cervical spine instability.Reumatologia · 2021Review
- The evaluation of the static and dynamic balance disorders in patients with psoriatic arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to evaluate the static and dynamic balance disorders of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to disclose the relationships with clinical, functional, and radiological findings of lower extremities. PATIENTS AND
methodsA total of 81 patients with RA (15 males, 66 females; mean age 48.9±10.4 years; range 22 to 67 years) were compared with 84 age and sex-matched healthy controls (14 males, 70 females; mean age 45.9±12.1 years; range 24 to 70 years). Radiographic assessments of feet were performed to evaluate the presence of pes planus, hallux valgus, metatarsus primus varus, and splaying foot deformities. Foot functions of patients were determined with Foot and Ankle Outcome Score. The balance disorders of the subjects were evaluated with three static (modified clinical test of sensory interaction and balance, unilateral stance, weight bearing squat) and three dynamic (step-up-and-over, sit-to-stand, tandem walk) balance tests via the 'Neurocom Balance Master' device.
resultsRheumatoid arthritis patients had significantly higher sway velocity in unilateral stance and modified clinical test of sensory interaction and balance tests, higher step width and lower speed when walking on a line, lower rising index and higher movement time in step-up-and-over test compared to healthy controls (p<0.05). Performances on the sit-to-stand and weight bearing squat tests were comparable between both groups. Of the patients, although 61% had hallux valgus, 52% had metatarsus primus varus, 33% had pes planus, and 26% had splaying foot, these deformities were not correlated with Foot and Ankle Outcome Score or balance disorders. Presence of swollen joint was determined as the most relevant factor for balance disorders of RA patients.
conclusionPatients with RA may have increased risk for balance disorders due to cumulative effect of the lower extremity impairments seen in the course of disease.
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