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Measurement of Gait and Balance in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Nayak U. S. L.,
Gabell A.,
Simons M. A.,
Isaacs B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb01689.x
Subject(s) - medicine , balance (ability) , gait , physical medicine and rehabilitation , geriatrics , physical therapy , anxiety , balance disorders , gerontology , psychiatry
A description is given of the gait and balance laboratory of the Department of Geriatric Medicine of the University of Birmingham, and of the program of tests devised for use in elderly persons. These can be undertaken without discomfort or anxiety to the subjects. They are yielding data that should assist in the management of disorders of gait and balance in the elderly.