Posterior single-stepping thresholds are prospectively related to falls in older women | Zendy

Jeremy R. Crenshaw | Zendy; Kathie A. Bernhardt | Zendy; Elizabeth J. Atkinson | Zendy; Sara J. Achenbach | Zendy; Sundeep Khosla | Zendy; Shreyasee Amin | Zendy; Kenton R. Kaufman | Zendy

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Posterior single-stepping thresholds are prospectively related to falls in older women

Author(s) -

Jeremy R. Crenshaw,

Kathie A. Bernhardt,

Elizabeth J. Atkinson,

Sara J. Achenbach,

Sundeep Khosla,

Shreyasee Amin,

Kenton R. Kaufman

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

aging clinical and experimental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.911

H-Index - 71

eISSN - 1720-8319

pISSN - 1594-0667

DOI - 10.1007/s40520-020-01480-9

Subject(s) - physical medicine and rehabilitation , balance (ability) , medicine , prospective cohort study , gait , physical therapy , grip strength , poison control , confidence interval , fall prevention , hand strength , injury prevention , surgery , environmental health

Falls are a leading cause of injury in older women. Stepping thresholds quantify balance-reaction capabilities. It is unclear how such evaluations predict falls in comparison to, or as a complement to, other objective measures of gait, standing postural control, strength, and balance confidence.

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