Modified Timed Up and Go Test for Tendency to Fall and Balance Assessment in Elderly Patients With Gait Instability

Modified Timed Up and Go Test for Tendency to Fall and Balance Assessment in Elderly Patients With Gait Instability

Objective: To compare the results from the modified Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) with posturographic variables, the subjective perception of disability due to gait instability, and the number of falls in a sample of the elderly population with imbalance, to confirm that the TUG Test is a useful clinic...

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Main Authors: Andrés Soto-Varela, Marcos Rossi-Izquierdo, María del-Río-Valeiras, Ana Faraldo-García, Isabel Vaamonde-Sánchez-Andrade, Antonio Lirola-Delgado, Sofía Santos-Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
Timed Up and Go
falls in elderly
computerized dynamic posturography
mobile posturography
Dizziness Handicap Inventory
short FES-I
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00543/full

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