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Factors of balance determining the risk of falls in physically active women aged over 50 years.
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- Yoga therapy on elderly patients with fear of fall: an open-label randomised controlled trial (YOFEAR trial).BMJ open · 2023Trial
- Multi-Task Assessment of Context-Specific Gait Changes to Virtual Reality-Based Visual Perturbations.The Laryngoscope · 2026Article
- Sagittal malalignment in patients with adult spinal deformity seems to increase frontal instability during gait.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- Understanding the effects of aging on whole-body dynamic balance, trunk stability, functional mobility, and hip strength.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Global Cognition and Inhibition as Predictors of Dynamic Balance in Aging Populations: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of Soft Surface Stepping Exercise on Physical Activity Among Community-Dwelling Elderly: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Falls and balance impairment; what and how has this been measured in adults with joint hypermobility? A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Tooth Loss, Cognitive Impairment and Fall Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of Older Adults in Rural Thailand.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBalance disorders are believed to be one of the main reasons for falls in older adults. They are related to natural processes of ageing, resulting in deterioration of information integration and processing from the vestibular, somatosensory and visual systems. The consequence is an increased number of postural sways, which are some of balance factors. Balance control in static and dynamic activities is an essential element of daily functioning of older citizens. It seems that balance assessment is essential to determine the risk of falls, as well as to determine which factors of balance have greatest impact on the risk of falls.
methodsThe study involved physically active female students (
resultsThe studied subjects had low risk of falls for their age category. In most measurements there were relationships between the risk of falls and the size of sways in the coronal plane and the overall stability index. We also found that the overall stability index calculated in measurements with eyes closed predicted the risk of falls of the studied physically active females most accurately (R
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