Normative Data for the BTrackS Balance Test of Postural Sway: Results from 16,357 Community-Dwelling Individuals Who Were 5 to 100 Years Old
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Goble,
Harsimran S. Baweja
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.1093/ptj/pzy062
Subject(s) - normative , percentile , balance test , percentile rank , balance (ability) , test (biology) , psychology , population , demography , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , statistics , mathematics , environmental health , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , sociology , biology
Postural sway is routinely assessed because increased postural sway is associated with poorer performance of activities of daily living, higher rates of residential care, and increased risk of falling. Force plate technology is one of the most sensitive and objective means of assessing postural sway in the clinic.
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