Dynamic parameters of balance which correlate to elderly persons with a history of falls.

Poor balance in older persons contributes to a rise in fall risk and serious injury, yet no consensus has developed on which measures of postural sway can identify those at greatest risk of falling. Postural sway was measured in 161 elderly individuals (81.8y±7.4), 24 of which had at least one self-...

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Main Authors: Jesse W Muir, Douglas P Kiel, Marian Hannan, Jay Magaziner, Clinton T Rubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734288?pdf=render