Open AccessPosterior 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.