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ArticleThe Journal of frailty & aging2025

"Balance T" device improves balance confidence and performance in repeated measures study.

Courtney Walker, June Nicholas, Crystal Szczesny, Jeremy Walston, Yuri Agrawal, Michael C Schubert

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Article in The Journal of frailty & aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Courtney WalkerDepartment of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: cwalke86@jhmi.edu.
June NicholasHopkins ElderPlus, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: jnichola@jhmi.edu.
Crystal SzczesnyDivision of Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: cszczes1@jh.edu.
Jeremy WalstonDivision of Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yuri AgrawalDepartment of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA. Electronic address: yuri.agrawal@cuanschutz.edu.
Michael C SchubertDepartment of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Laboratory of Vestibular NeuroAdaptation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: mschube1@jhmi.edu.

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Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this research is to determine if balance can be improved in older adults from exercising at home using a novel piece of exercise equipment called the "Balance T".

methodFifty older adults (77.9 ± 6.7 years old) participated in a four-week home exercise, open-label clinical pilot study investigating ability to improve balance using the Balance T device. Pre- and post-intervention assessments included the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Timed Up and Go (TUG), Clinical Test of the Sensory Interaction on Balance (CTSIB), Balance T Change Score (BTCS), and a user-opinion survey. Statistical analyses comprised parametric and non-parametric tests for pre-post exercise comparisons as well as evaluated balance differences across frailty status using established frailty-defining criteria.

resultsFrail participants at-risk for falls exhibited greater improvement in balance confidence compared to robust participants, with a mean change of 5.28 ± 12.9 (p < 0.001). In addition, each performance variable of balance showed clinically significant and meaningful changes after completing the Balance T exercise program. Participants reported the Balance T device as easy and safe to use with benefits gained at improving their balance.

conclusionThe Balance T device proved feasible for home use, showing preliminary evidence of improved balance performance and confidence, particularly among frail adults.

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Accidental FallsExercise TherapyFrail ElderlyFrailtyPostural BalanceAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMalePilot ProjectsBalanceExerciseFrailtyGeriatricsOlder adults

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PMCPMC12704060

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