Clinical Markers of the Intensity of Balance Challenge: Observational Study of Older Adult Responses to Balance Tasks
Author(s) -
Melanie K. Farlie,
Elizabeth Molloy,
Jennifer L. Keating,
Terry Haines
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.2522/ptj.20140524
Subject(s) - balance (ability) , intensity (physics) , observational study , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , rehabilitation , nonverbal communication , exercise intensity , task (project management) , physical therapy , medicine , developmental psychology , heart rate , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , blood pressure , radiology , management , economics
Effective balance rehabilitation is critically important to the aging population. Optimal exercise prescription for balance rehabilitation has not been described, as there is no measure of balance exercise intensity. To rate the intensity of balance exercise, an item set is required.
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