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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2019

The Effect of Balance and Coordination Exercises on Quality of Life in Older Adults: A Mini-Review.

Ayelet Dunsky

5 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 5 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 91 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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91citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
35.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05021445 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Pilates Exercises on Dynamic Balance in Elderly Population

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled24ConditionsElderly PopulationArmsplates based exercises, conventional exercises
NCT05086211 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Comparison of Effects of PNF Techniques and Perturbation Based Balance Training on Risk of Fall and Quality of Life in Elderly Population

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2021 to 2022Enrolled20ConditionsBalance, DistortedArmsproprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, pertubation based balance training
NCT05159297 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Normative Reference Values of Sideways Walking, Tandem Walking, Cross-stepping, Heel Walking and Toe Walking Among Children

TypeobservationalSponsorAsir John SamuelRan2021 to 2023Enrolled1,104ConditionsCoordination Disorder, DevelopmentalArmsReference values
NCT06835413 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Monitoring Combined Effect of Balance and Strengthening Exercises on Static and Dynamic Balance in Elderly Populations

TypeinterventionalSponsorSouth Valley UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsGeriatrics Balance Disturbance With High Risk Falling, Osteoporosis, Vestibular Age Related Changes, Female Post-menopausal Based on HistoryArms1-Balance Exercises A- Standing with a decreased base B- Graded reaching in standing C- Stepping in different directions D- Walking practice 2-Strength and Balance Exercises A- Sit-to-stand B- Heel r
NCT07785232 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Cawthrone Cooksey Exercises and Frankle's Exercises on Improving Balance and Quality of Life in Geriatrics Population

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of FaisalabadRan2025 to 2025Enrolled26ConditionsBalance Control in Elderly, Quality of LifeArmsGroup A (Cawthrone Cooksey exercises), Group B ( Frankel's Exercises)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 194 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ayelet DunskySchool of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, The Academic College at Wingate, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
Academic College at Wingate · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to control balance during activities of daily living (ADL) is impaired in older adults as a result of deterioration in the sensory systems (i.e., vestibular, visual, somatosensory), the cognitive system (central nervous system), and the musculoskeletal system. Consequently, many older adults face a risk of falling during their ADL. In most cases, falls and related injuries impair the quality of life and result in physical limitations, anxiety, loss of confidence, and fear of falling. Among a variety of fall prevention interventions, adapted physical activity programs have been suggested for improving balance control during ADL. These programs challenge the sensory, cognitive, and musculoskeletal systems while addressing balance constraints such as orientation in space, changes in direction, and the speed or height of the center of mass during static and dynamic situations resembling ADL. The above-mentioned elements can be dealt with through a combination of balance and coordination exercises that challenge the postural control systems in multiple dimensions-including vertical and horizontal changes of the center of mass, standing on unstable surfaces with a reduced base of support, and changing body directions. Consequently, such exercises require environmental information-processing. The combination of dual-task, function-oriented challenges while controlling balance stimulates the sensory and neuromuscular control mechanisms. Among older adults, these programs have been found to improve static and dynamic stability, as well as a number of aspects in the quality of life. Recently, they have also been found to improve cognitive functions such as memory and spatial cognition.

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balancecoordinationexerciseolder adultsquality of life

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PMCPMC6873344
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